Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 121, Issue 1 , Pages 147-151 , February 2010

Lifetime co-morbidity with different subtypes of eating disorders in 148 females with bipolar disorders

  • M. Fornaro

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Psichiatria, Università di Genova, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • G. Perugi

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Psichiatria, Università di Pisa, Pisa, Italy
    • Institute of Behavioral Sciences “G. De Lisio”, Pisa, Italy
    • ,
  • F. Gabrielli

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Psichiatria, Università di Genova, Italy
    • ,
  • D. Prestia

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Psichiatria, Università di Genova, Italy
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  • C. Mattei

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Psichiatria, Università di Genova, Italy
    • ,
  • V. Vinciguerra

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Psichiatria, Università di Genova, Italy
    • ,
  • P. Fornaro

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento di Psichiatria, Università di Genova, Italy

Received 27 April 2009 ,Revised 8 June 2009 ,Accepted 8 June 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.06.007

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 121, Issue 1 , Pages 147-151 , February 2010

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