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Executive functioning and behavioral impulsivity of young women who binge eat

  1. Nichole R. Kelly MS1,*,
  2. Cynthia M. Bulik PhD2,3,
  3. Suzanne E. Mazzeo PhD1,4

Article first published online: 17 JAN 2013

DOI: 10.1002/eat.22096

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International Journal of Eating Disorders

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volume 46, Issue 2, pages 127–139, March 2013

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Kelly, N. R., Bulik, C. M. and Mazzeo, S. E. (2013), Executive functioning and behavioral impulsivity of young women who binge eat. Int. J. Eat. Disord., 46: 127–139. doi: 10.1002/eat.22096

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  1. 1

    Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

  2. 2

    Department of Psychiatry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

  3. 3

    Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

  4. 4

    Department of Pediatrics, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia

*Department of Psychology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

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  1. Issue published online: 7 FEB 2013
  2. Article first published online: 17 JAN 2013
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 13 DEC 2012

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