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Melatonin secretion and anorexia nervosa – a serious type II error

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

C. Evans
C. Evans*
Affiliation:
St George's Hospital Medical School, Cranmer Terrace, London SW17 0RE
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 153 , Issue 1 , July 1988 , pp. 121
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1988 

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