Appearance vs. health reasons for seeking treatment among obese patients with binge eating disorder

Obesity Research

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 758-760

  Reas, Deborah L ^a   Masheb, Robin M ^a   Grilo, Carlos M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Binge eating disorder; BMI; Body image; Health concerns; Reasons for treatment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BULIMIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; BULIMIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4644367147     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2004.91     Document Type: Article

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