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International Review of Psychiatry Volume 26, 2014 - Issue 4: Public Mental Health. GUEST EDITORS: Dinesh Bhugra, Julio Torales and João Castaldelli-Maia
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Eating disorders as a public health issue: Prevalence and attributable impairment of quality of life in an Italian community sample

Mauro Giovanni CartaDepartment of Public Health and Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, ItalyCorrespondenceti.ilacsit@atracgm
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Antonio PretiDepartment of Public Health and Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, Italy
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Maria Francesca MoroDepartment of Public Health and Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, Italy
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Eugenio AgugliaFaculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Catania, Italy
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Matteo BalestrieriDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medical Sciences, University of Udine, Italy
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Filippo CaraciFaculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Catania, Italy
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Liliana Dell’OssoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Italy
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Guido Di SciascioDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Bari, Italy
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Filippo DragoFaculty of Medicine and Surgery, University of Catania, Italy
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Carlo FaravelliDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Italy
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Maria Carolina HardoyDepartment of Public Health and Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, Italy
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Ernesto D’AlojaDepartment of Public Health and Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, Italy
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Giulia CossuDepartment of Public Health and Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, Italy
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Salvatore CalòDepartment of Psychiatry, University of Bari, Italy
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Gabriella PalumboNational Institute of Health, Rome, Italy
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Dinesh BhugraDepartment of Public Health and Clinical and Molecular Medicine, University of Cagliari, Italy;Health Service and Population Research Department, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK
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Pages 486-492 | Received 09 May 2014, Accepted 21 May 2014, Published online: 19 Aug 2014

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