Characteristics of anorexia nervosa-related deaths in Norway (1992-2000): Data from the National Patient Register and the Causes of Death Register

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 181-187

  Reas, Deborah L ^b   Kjelsås, Einar ^a   Heggestad, Torhild ^c   Eriksen, Lasse ^d   Nielsen, Søren ^e   Gjertsen, Finn ^f,g   Götestam, K Gunnar ^a,d  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e NAESTVED HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^g STATISTICS NORWAY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Causes of death; Eating disorders; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTER; SEX RATIO;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 18244388213     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20104     Document Type: Article

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