Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of eating disorder endorsements among adolescents and young adults from China

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 375-385

  Chen, Hong ^a   Jackson, Todd ^a,b  

^a SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescents and young adults; Body dissatisfaction; China; Demographics; Eating disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; BODY IMAGE; CHINA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EATING DISORDER; EATING DISORDER DIAGNOSTIC SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL DOMINANCE; SOCIAL MARKETING; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; DEMOGRAPHY; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 53349174411     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: 10990968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.837     Document Type: Article

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