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Louis-Victor Marcé, 1828–1864: anorexia nervosa's forgotten man

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Joseph A. Silverman
Joseph A. Silverman*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, USA
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1Address for correspondence: Professor Joseph A. Silverman, Department of Pediatrics, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, 620 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA.
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Synopsis

An English translation of Marcé's original description of anorexia nervosa is reproduced with a brief comment on the author and his work.

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Psychological Medicine , Volume 19 , Issue 4 , November 1989 , pp. 833 - 835
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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