The changing profile of eating disorders at a tertiary psychiatric clinic in Hong Kong (1987-2007)

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 307-314

  Lee, Sing ^a   Ng, King Lam ^a   Kwok, Kathleen ^a   Fung, Corina ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b MACAO POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (Macao)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Bulimia nervosa; Fat phobia; Nosology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HOSPITAL; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WEIGHT CONTROL;

EID: 77951589737     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20686     Document Type: Article

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