title: Eating disorder and socioeconomic class. Anorexia nervosa and bulimia in nine communities.
abstract: To compare the prevalence of eating disorders in lower income vs. upper income communities, we administered a previously validated questionnaire to 394 women at nine state-regulated bingo tournaments. Surprisingly, eating disorders were more commonly reported by lower income respondents.
authors: Epidemiology Laboratory, McLean Hospital, Belmont, Massachusetts 02178.
authors: H G
authors: HG
authors: Pope
authors: R F
authors: RF
authors: Champoux
authors: J I
authors: JI
authors: Hudson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000856:Anorexia Nervosa / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002032:Bulimia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008404:Massachusetts; D008875:Middle Aged