Sex differences in beliefs about bulimia nervosa

Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 67-77

  Furnham, Adrian ^a   Davidson, Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bulimia nervosa; Cure; Lay perceptions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BULIMIA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BULIMIA NERVOSA; CULTURE; ENGLAND; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857062457     PISSN: 09337954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00127-010-0308-x     Document Type: Article

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