Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 43, Issue 5 , Pages 425-431 , November 2008

Variations in Admission Practices for Adolescents with Anorexia Nervosa: A North American Sample

  • Beth I. Schwartz, B.A.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Jonathan M. Mansbach, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Jenna G. Marion, M.A.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • ,
  • Debra K. Katzman, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Paediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • ,
  • Sara F. Forman, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Sara Forman, M.D., Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 20115

Received 12 December 2007 ,Accepted 9 April 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.04.010

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 43, Issue 5 , Pages 425-431 , November 2008

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