An audit of a British sample of death certificates in which anorexia nervosa is listed as a cause of death

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 356-360

  Muir, Anne ^a   Palmer, Robert L ^b  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; British sample; Death certificates

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; DEATH CERTIFICATE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; MEDICAL AUDIT; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; DEATH CERTIFICATES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; REGISTRIES;

EID: 6344284398     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20055     Document Type: Article

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