Objective: Previous studies suggest season of birth variation in eating disorders akin to those of psychoses. We studied season of birth variation in bulimia nervosa. Method: Season of birth variation in 935 patients was examined after adjustment for population trends. Variation was also examined fo
Season of Birth:
โ Scribed by T., R. M. W.
- Book ID
- 109525724
- Publisher
- Nature Publishing Group
- Year
- 1938
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 191 KB
- Volume
- 142
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0028-0836
- DOI
- 10.1038/142593a0
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