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18 - Bulimia Nervosa and Binge-Eating Disorder

from Section II - The Disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 December 2017

By
Ronald C. Kessler ,
James I. Hudson ,
Victoria Shahly ,
Andrzej Kiejna  and
Graça Cardoso
Edited by
Kate M. Scott ,
Peter de Jonge ,
Dan J. Stein  and
Ronald C. Kessler
Kate M. Scott
Affiliation:
University of Otago, New Zealand
Peter de Jonge
Affiliation:
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands
Dan J. Stein
Affiliation:
University of Cape Town
Ronald C. Kessler
Affiliation:
Harvard Medical School
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Mental Disorders Around the World
Facts and Figures from the World Mental Health Surveys
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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