Anorexia and bulimia nervosa in same-sex and opposite-sex twins: Lack of association with twin type in a nationwide study of Finnish twins

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 165, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1604-1610

  Raevuori, Anu ^a   Kaprio, Jaakko ^b   Hoek, Hans W ^b   Sihvola, Elina ^b   Rissanen, Aila ^b   Keski Rahkonen, Anna ^b  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; FEMINIZATION; FINLAND; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TWIN ZYGOSITY; TWINS; VIRILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BULIMIA NERVOSA; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TWINS;

EID: 57349142434     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08030362     Document Type: Article

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