Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 238-245 , September 2009

Sexual Orientation Disparities in Purging and Binge Eating From Early to Late Adolescence

  • S. Bryn Austin, Sc.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Department of Society, Human Development and Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: S. Bryn Austin, Sc.D., Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115.
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  • Najat J. Ziyadeh, M.P.H., M.S.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Heather L. Corliss, M.P.H., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Margaret Rosario, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • City University of New York, City College and Graduate Center, New York, New York
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  • David Wypij, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Department of Cardiology, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Jess Haines, Ph.D., M.H.Sc., R.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Carlos A. Camargo Jr., M.D., Dr.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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  • Alison E. Field, Sc.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts

Received 1 October 2008 ,Accepted 17 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.02.001

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 45, Issue 3 , Pages 238-245 , September 2009

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