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An Increase of Anorexia Nervosa in a University Population

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

May Duddle*
Affiliation:
University Hospitals of South Manchester, Withington Hospital, Nell Lane, Manchester, 20

Extract

This paper draws attention to an increase in the number of cases of anorexia nervosa presenting at a University Student Health Centre in the last few years.

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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1973 

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