Eating-disordered behavior in Australian and Singaporean women: A comparative study

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 717-723

  Mond, Jonathan M ^a   Chen, Anna ^b   Kumar, Rajeev ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Singapore)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; eating disorder examination questionnaire; eating disorder psychopathology; Singapore

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MISUSE; EATING DISORDER; EATING HABIT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SINGAPORE; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADOLESCENT; AUSTRALIA; BINGE-EATING DISORDER; BODY IMAGE; EATING DISORDERS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGAPORE; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649243488     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20771     Document Type: Article

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