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[Self-starvation over 1500 years: the work of God, the devil or weight-control?].

Lakartidningen - 27 Oct 1999

Hällström T

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For centuries self-starvation among young women has been the subject of intensive discussion. First and foremost it has been a question of debate over aetiological models. During the middle ages, the central issue was whether self-starvation was the work of God or the devil. Subsequently the question was whether the explanation was scientific or religious. The aim of medical science was to find a scientific...

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