Long-term mortality in anorexia nervosa: A report after an 8-year follow-up and a review of the most recent literature

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 119-122

  Signorini, A ^a   De Filippo, E ^a   Panico, S ^a   De Caprio, C ^a   Pasanisi, F ^a   Contaldo, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SUICIDE;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; CAUSE OF DEATH; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ITALY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 33845519934     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602491     Document Type: Article

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