Disordered eating and religious observance: A focus on ultra-orthodox Jews in an adult community study

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 101-109

  Feinson, Marjorie C ^a   Meir, Adi ^a  

^a Falk Institute for Behavioral Health Studies   (Israel)

Author keywords

community study; disordered eating; Israel; religiosity; ultra orthodox Jews

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; JEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ISRAEL; JEWS; JUDAISM; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 83755225195     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20895     Document Type: Article

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