Open AccessVery Preterm Birth, Birth Trauma, and the Risk of Anorexia Nervosa Among Girls
Author(s) -
Sven Cnattingius,
Christina M. Hultman,
Margareta Dahl,
Pär Sparén
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
archives of general psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3636
pISSN - 0003-990X
DOI - 10.1001/archpsyc.56.7.634
Subject(s) - anorexia nervosa , odds ratio , gestational age , medicine , pediatrics , birth weight , obstetrics , population , confidence interval , logistic regression , eating disorders , pregnancy , psychiatry , environmental health , biology , genetics
Obstetrical complications, based on parental recall, have been reported to be associated with development of anorexia nervosa. We used prospectively collected data about pregnancy and perinatal factors to examine the subsequent development of anorexia nervosa.
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