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Review
. 2007 Apr 28;334(7599):894-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39171.616840.BE.

Anorexia nervosa

Jane Morris  1 , Sara Twaddle
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Review

Anorexia nervosa

Jane Morris et al. BMJ. .
No abstract available

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Competing interests: None declared.

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Nineteenth century drawing of young woman with anorexia nervosa
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