The prevalence of eating disorders in women with facial hirsutism: An epidemiological cohort study

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 427-431

  Morgan, John ^a,b   Scholtz, Samantha ^b   Lacey, Hubert ^b   Conway, Gerard ^c  

^a SEACROFT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Eating disorders; Hirsutism; Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF ESTEEM; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STRUCTURED CLINICAL INTERVIEW FOR DSM DISORDERS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BULIMIA NERVOSA; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; HYPERANDROGENISM; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 45749136466     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20527     Document Type: Article

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