Seasonal patterns of birth for subjects with bulimia nervosa, binge eating, and purging: Results from the National Women's Study

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 131-134

  Brewerton, Timothy D ^a   Dansky, Bonnie S ^a   O'Neil, Patrick M ^a   Kilpatrick, Dean G ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

binge eating; bulimia nervosa; purging; season of birth; seasonality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BIRTH RATE; BULIMIA; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURGING DISORDER; SCREENING TEST; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADULT; BULIMIA; BULIMIA NERVOSA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; PARTURITION; SEASONS; VOMITING; WOMEN;

EID: 83955162961     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20898     Document Type: Article

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