Epidemiological data on eating disorders in Japan

New Developments in Anorexia Nervosa Research

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 173-188

  Nakai, Yoshikatsu ^a   Nin, Kazuko ^b   Noma, Shunichi ^b  

^a Kyoto Institute of Health Sciences   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Bulimia nervosa; Eating disorder symptoms; Eating disorders; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898812555     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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