Pro-eating disorder communities on social networking sites: A content analysis

Eating Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 393-407

  Juarascio, Adrienne S ^a   Shoaib, Amber ^b   Timko, C Alix ^c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPUTER NETWORK; DATA ANALYSIS; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LINGUISTICS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADOLESCENT; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LINGUISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957225269     PISSN: 10640266     EISSN: 1532530X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2010.511918     Document Type: Article

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