Primal Health Databank: Study

Entry No:0984
Title:Season of birth and anorexia nervosa.
Author(s):Disanto G, Handel AE, et al
Reference:Br J Psychiatry. 2011 May;198(5):404-5. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.110.085944. Epub 2011 Mar 17.
Place of Study:UK
Abstract:The aim was to investigate whether there is a season-of-birth effect in anorexia nervosa. In a meta-analysis, the authors compared the distribution of anorexia births (n = 1293) from four independent UK cohorts to that of the general UK population (n = 21 914 037), using both the Walter
Keyword(s):Anorexia nervosa, seasonality of birth
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