The rise and fall of a fact: The increase in anorexia nervosa

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 581-608

  Van't Hof, Sonja ^a   Nicolson, Malcolm ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Eating disorders; Epidemiology; History; Psychiatry; Social constructionism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030505688     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.ep10934500     Document Type: Article

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