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Death from anorexia nervosa: Age span and sex differences

P. L. Hewitt University of British Columbia, Canada
,
S. Coren University of British Columbia, Canada
&
G. D. Steel Lincoln University, USA
Pages 41-46 | Published online: 09 Jun 2010

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