High frequency of psychopathology in Subjects wishing to lose weight: An observational study in Italian Subjects

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 373-376

  Martinelli, Valentina ^a   Colombo, Ottavia ^a   Nichini, Cristiano ^a   Repossi, Ilaria ^a   Vinai, Piergiuseppe ^b,c   Tagliabue, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b No Profit Research Group   (Italy)

^c Modena e San Benedetto del Tronto   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Eating disorders; Psychological distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS INDEX; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; OBESITY; PSYCHOPATHOLOGY; THINNESS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 79952518255     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980010001576     Document Type: Article

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