Eating disorders in older women: Does late onset anorexia nervosa exist?

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 393-397

  Scholtz, Samantha ^a   Hill, Laura S ^b   Lacey, Hubert ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b DEVON PARTNERSHIP NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Anorexia tardive; Late onset; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL STATUS;

AGE OF ONSET; AGED; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BORDERLINE PERSONALITY DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77953183266     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20704     Document Type: Article

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