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Providing specialised services for anorexia nervosa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2018

R. L. Palmer
Affiliation:
University of Leicester Department of Psychiatry, Brandon Mental Health Unit, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester
J. Treasure*
Affiliation:
Eating Disorders Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London
*
Dr J. Treasure, Eating Disorders Unit. Institute of Psychiatry. De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill. London SE5 8AF, UK
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