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A 4-year prospective study of eating disorder NOS compared with full eating disorder syndromes

  1. W. Stewart Agras MD1,*,
  2. Scott Crow MD2,
  3. James E. Mitchell MD3,
  4. Katherine A. Halmi MD4,
  5. Susan Bryson MA, MS1

Article first published online: 19 JUN 2009

DOI: 10.1002/eat.20708

Issue

International Journal of Eating Disorders

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volume 42, Issue 6, pages 565–570, September 2009

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Agras, W. S., Crow, S., Mitchell, J. E., Halmi, K. A. and Bryson, S. (2009), A 4-year prospective study of eating disorder NOS compared with full eating disorder syndromes. Int. J. Eat. Disord., 42: 565–570. doi: 10.1002/eat.20708

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California

  2. 2

    Department of Psychiatry, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, Minnesota

  3. 3

    Neuropsychiatric Research Institute and Department of Clinical Neuroscience, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Services, Fargo, North Dakota

  4. 4

    Department of Psychiatry, Weill Medical College of Cornell University, White Plains, New York

*Department of Psychiatry, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 7 AUG 2009
  2. Article first published online: 19 JUN 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 17 APR 2009

Funded by

  • McKnight Foundation to Cornell University
  • University of Minnesota
  • Stanford University. Grant Numbers: P30 DK 50456, K02 MH 65919

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