Early onset anorexia nervosa.
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Early onset anorexia nervosa.
This paper describes 48 children, aged 14 years or less, who met diagnostic criteria for anorexia nervosa modified from Morgan and Russell. The characteristics of the sample (13 boys and 35 girls) are described along with features of the illness, associated family characteristics, treatment in hospital, and a brief description of treatment. Difficulties in diagnosis are addressed, with referenc...
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 1987
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/adc.62.2.114