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Alexithymia and cortisol awakening response in people with eating disorders

Giammarco Cascinoa Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, Section of Neurosciences, University of Salerno, Salerno, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Alessio Maria Monteleoneb Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6786-4458
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Francesca Marcielloa Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, Section of Neurosciences, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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Francesca Pellegrinob Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
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Valeria Ruzzib Department of Psychiatry, University of Campania “Luigi Vanvitelli”, Naples, Italy
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Palmiero Monteleonea Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry “Scuola Medica Salernitana”, Section of Neurosciences, University of Salerno, Salerno, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5287-3829
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Pages 546-551 | Received 10 Aug 2020, Accepted 25 Oct 2020, Published online: 11 Nov 2020

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