Epidemiology of anorexia nervosa in men: a nationwide study of Finnish twins.

To examine the epidemiology of anorexia nervosa in men, we screened Finnish male twins born in 1975-79.Men (N = 2122) from FinnTwin16 birth cohorts were screened for lifetime eating disorders by a questionnaire. The screen positives (N = 18), their male co-twins (N = 10) and those with lifetime mini...

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Main Authors: Anu Raevuori, Hans W Hoek, Ezra Susser, Jaakko Kaprio, Aila Rissanen, Anna Keski-Rahkonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2635934?pdf=render