Anorexia nervosa: An increasing problem in children and adolescents

Dialogues in Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 100-103

  Halmi, Katherine A ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Biological vulnerability; Body image; Dieting; Perfectionism

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CHILDHOOD; DEPRESSION; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FAMILY THERAPY; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANXIETY DISORDERS; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DIET; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 65249124648     PISSN: 12948322     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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