Validation of the SCOFF questionnaire for eating disorders in a multiethnic general population sample

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 312-316

  Solmi, Francesca ^a   Hatch, Stephani L ^b   Hotopf, Matthew ^b   Treasure, Janet ^b   Micali, Nadia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

diagnostic validity; eating disorders; SCOFF

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCOFF QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT; ENGLAND; EVALUATION STUDY; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; STANDARDS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925684282     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.22373     Document Type: Article

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