Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 57, Issue 1 , Pages 59-66 , July 2004

Psychometric properties and normative data of the Eating Disorder Inventory among 12 to 18 year old Chinese girls in Hong Kong

  • Freedom Leung

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    • Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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  • Jianping Wang

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    • School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China
    • ,
  • Carol Wai-yee Tang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Received 23 July 2002 ,Accepted 3 July 2003.

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PII: S0022-3999(03)00506-3

doi: 10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00506-3

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 57, Issue 1 , Pages 59-66 , July 2004

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