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Fallacies in Standardised Mortality Ratios in Anorexia Nervosa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Gerald F. M. Russell
Affiliation:
Institute of Psychiatry, London SE5 8AF. Email: geraldrussell@btinternet.com
Anne Ward
Affiliation:
Maudsley Hospital, London
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