Mortality in anorexia nervosa in Denmark during the period 1970-1987

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 454-459

  Moller Madsen S ^a,c,d   Nystrup, J ^a,c   Nielsen, S ^b,c  

^a ROSKILDE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

anorexia nervosa; causes of death; mortality; register study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030465239     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1996.tb09890.x     Document Type: Article

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