A twin study of specific bulimia nervosa symptoms
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A twin study of specific bulimia nervosa symptoms.
BACKGROUND Twin studies have suggested that additive genetic factors significantly contribute to liability to bulimia nervosa (BN). However, the diagnostic criteria for BN remain controversial. In this study, an item-factor model was used to examine the BN diagnostic criteria and the genetic and environmental contributions to BN in a population-based twin sample. The validity of the equal envir...
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عنوان ژورنال: Psychological Medicine
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0033-2917,1469-8978
DOI: 10.1017/s003329170999122x