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Special Section Review Article/Eating Disorders in DSM-V: Review of Existing Literature (Part 2)

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The validity and clinical utility of night eating syndrome

  1. Ruth H. Striegel-Moore PhD1,*,
  2. Debra L. Franko PhD2,
  3. Jennifer Garcia1

Article first published online: 20 JUL 2009

DOI: 10.1002/eat.20721

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International Journal of Eating Disorders

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volume 42, Issue 8, pages 720–738, December 2009

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Striegel-Moore, R. H., Franko, D. L., Garcia, J. (2009), The validity and clinical utility of night eating syndrome. Int. J. Eat. Disord., 42: 720–738. doi: 10.1002/eat.20721

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  1. 1

    Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut 06459

  2. 2

    Department of Counseling and Applied Educational Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts

*Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, 207 High Street, Middletown, Connecticut 06459, USA

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 11 NOV 2009
  2. Article first published online: 20 JUL 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 9 JUN 2009
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Erratum: Erratum: The validity and clinical utility of night eating syndrome

Vol. 44, Issue 1, 94, Article first published online: 5 NOV 2010

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