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Anorexia Nervosa in Males

A Comparison with Female Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2018

J. L Margo
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The demographic features, clinical picture, antecedent events and family background in 13 male patients with anorexia nervosa are compared with those in a control group of 39 adolescent female anorectics; the general picture of the illness in males is similar to that in females. Focusing on a group of males, usually less vulnerable to anorexia nervosa, can highlight possible predisposing factors.

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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 151 , Issue 1 , July 1987 , pp. 80 - 83
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