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Prevalence of eating disorders: a comparison of Western and non-Western countries.

Mariko Makino, Koji Tsuboi, Lorraine Dennerstein

PubMed · 2004 · 300 citations · 55 references

Abstract

The prevalence of eating disorders in non-Western countries is lower than that of the Western countries but appears to be increasing.

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