Childhood sexual abuse and eating disorders in females: Findings from the Victorian Adolescent Health Cohort study

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 162, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 261-267

  Sanci, Lena ^a   Coffey, Carolyn ^b   Olsson, Craig ^b   Reid, Sophie ^b   Carlin, John B ^a,b   Patton, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DIET; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BULIMIA NERVOSA; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENTAL RECALL; VICTORIA;

EID: 40349106128     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2007.58     Document Type: Article

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