In utero exposure to virus infections and the risk of developing anorexia nervosa

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2193-2199

  Favaro, A ^a   Tenconi, E ^a   Ceschin, L ^a   Zanetti, T ^a   Bosello, R ^a   Santonastaso, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; prenatal infection; prenatal risk factors; season of birth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CHICKENPOX; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INTERVIEW; ITALY; MEASLES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; REGISTER; RISK FACTOR; RUBELLA; STATISTICAL MODEL; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; CHICKENPOX; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MEASLES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REGISTRIES; RISK FACTORS; RUBELLA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054916666     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291710002655     Document Type: Article

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