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Death from anorexia nervosa — age span and sex differences
Author(s)	P L Hewitt, S Coren, G D Steel
Journal title	Aging & Mental Health, vol 5, no 1, February 2001
Pages	pp 41-46
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Malnutrition ; Older men ; Older women ; Death rate [statistics] ; Age group distribution statistics ; United States of America.
Annotation	Data from over 10 million death records - all National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) registered deaths in the US for 1986 to 1990 - were examined for mention of anorexia nervosa as a primary or contributing cause of death. Only 724 were found, equivalent to an average 145 deaths annually, a rate of 6.75 per 100,000 deaths. The age and sex distribution suggests two fatal forms of anorexia nervosa: an early-onset form comprising 90% women; and a later form comprising 24% men. The findings suggest that the mortality risk from current anorexia nervosa may be lower than previously supposed, and that it is not confined to young adults and adolescents. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010316206 A
Classmark	CSM: BC: BD: S5: S6: 7T
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