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Quetelet's Index and Appetite and Weight Change in the Context of Depression

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Brian Harris ,
J. P. R. Young  and
W. Hughes
Brian Harris
Affiliation:
University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF4 4XN
J. P. R. Young
Affiliation:
University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF4 4XN
W. Hughes
Affiliation:
University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff CF4 4XN
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 149 , Issue 4 , October 1986 , pp. 522 - 523
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Copyright © 1986 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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