Mortality and causes of death in eating disorders in Denmark 1970-1993: A case register study

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 243-251

  Emborg, Charlotte ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Case register study; Cause of death; Eating disorders; Mortality; Record linkage; SMR

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BULIMIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; DENMARK; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACCIDENTS; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DENMARK; EATING DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOMICIDE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SUICIDE;

EID: 0033066969     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-108X(199904)25:3<243::AID-EAT1>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Article

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