Prenatal and perinatal factors in eating disorders: A descriptive review

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 47, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 676-685

  Raevuori, Anu ^a,b,c,d   Linna, Milla S ^a   Keski Rahkonen, Anna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

anorexia nervosa; binge eating disorder; bulimia nervosa; disordered eating; eating disorders; maternal exposure; perinatology; prenatal exposure delayed effects; review

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; TESTOSTERONE; SEX HORMONE;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BULIMIA; DATA BASE; EATING DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PERINATOLOGY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PROGENY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SIBLING; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TWINS; ADULT; BODY MASS; EATING DISORDERS; EMBRYOLOGY; FEMALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; SEASON;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL EXPOSURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 84916888006     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.22323     Document Type: Review

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