Eating disorders: Progress and challenges

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 153-160

  Dalle Grave, Riccardo ^a  

^a Villa Garda Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anorexia Nervosa; Bulimia Nervosa; Classification; Eating Disorder; Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA; DATA BASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; EATING DISORDER; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBLICATION; REVIEW;

EID: 79952693698     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2010.12.010     Document Type: Short Survey

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