Season of birth bias and bulimia nervosa - Results from a multi-centre collaboration

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 170-174

  Winje, Eirin ^a   Torgalsbøen, Anne Kari ^b   Brunborg, Cathrine ^a   Lask, Bryan ^b,c,d  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Ellern Mede Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

aetiology; bulimia nervosa; eating disorders; risk factor; season of birth bias

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH; BULIMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DSM-IV; EFFECT SIZE; GENDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ADULT; BULIMIA NERVOSA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 84873413593     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: 10990968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.2217     Document Type: Article

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