Maternal eating disorders and infant temperament: Findings from the norwegian mother and child cohort study

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 546-555

  Zerwas, Stephanie ^a   Von Holle, Ann ^a   Torgersen, Leila ^b   Reichborn Kjennerud, Ted ^b,c   Stoltenberg, Camilla ^b   Bulik, Cynthia M ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

Author keywords

eating disorders; infant temperament; maternal; perinatal depression; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERAMENT;

ADULT; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; MOTHERS; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 84859711326     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20983     Document Type: Article

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