Is picky eating an eating disorder?

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 626-634

  Jacobi, Corinna ^a   Schmitz, Gabriele ^b   Stewart Agras, W ^c  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b St Franziska Stift   (Germany)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral problems; Child eating problems; Maternal eating disturbances; Picky eating

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BODY MASS; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADULT; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; COHORT STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD PREFERENCES; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 55549121574     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20545     Document Type: Article

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