Updates in the epidemiology of eating disorders in Asia and the Pacific

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 354-362

  Thomas, Jennifer J ^a   Lee, Sing ^b   Becker, Anne E ^a,c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; China; Eating disorders; Pacific Islander

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ASIA; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR; BODY MASS; EATING DISORDER; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PACIFIC ISLANDER; REVIEW; SOUTH ASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; PACIFIC ISLANDS;

ASIA; FEEDING AND EATING DISORDERS; HUMANS; PACIFIC ISLANDS;

EID: 84988646123     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: 14736578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0000000000000288     Document Type: Review

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