A decade of data from a specialist statewide child and adolescent eating disorder service: does local service access correspond with the severity of medical and eating disorder symptoms at presentation?

A decade of data from a specialist statewide child and adolescent eating disorder service: does local service access correspond with the severity of medical and eating disorder symptoms at presentation?

Background - Eating disorders affect up to 3% of children and adolescents, with recovery often requiring specialist treatment. A substantial literature has accrued suggesting that lower access to health care services, experienced by rural populations, has a staggering effect on health-related morbid...

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Main Authors: Alman, Jeremy, Hoiles, Kimberley, Watson, Hunna, Egan, Sarah, Hamilton, Matthew, McCormack, J., Potts, J., Forbes, D., Shu, Chloe
Format: Journal Article
Published: BioMed Central 2014
Subjects:
Eating disorders
HOPE Project
Child
Medical complications
Adolescent
Rural
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/28576

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