Detection of eating disorders in 16-20 year old female students - Perspective from Islamabad, Pakistan

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 334-336

  Shaikh, Masood Ali ^a   Kayani, Ayesha ^b  

^a Independent Consultant   (Pakistan)

^b Islamabad Model College for Girls   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Eating disorders; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; BULIMIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; PAKISTAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PAKISTAN; RISK FACTORS; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84894553797     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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