Eighty-five per cent of what? Discrepancies in the weight cut-off for anorexia nervosa substantially affect the prevalence of underweight

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 833-843

  Thomas, J J ^a,b,c   Roberto, C A ^a   Brownell, K D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MCLEAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Body mass index; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); DSM IV criteria for eating disorders; Expected body weight; National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CONSENSUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSURANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; REIMBURSEMENT; UNDERWEIGHT; VARIANCE; ADOLESCENT; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; THINNESS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 66849113639     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291708004327     Document Type: Article

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