Saturday, April 18, 2009

Anorexic girls increasingly arrive in hospital

Carolyn Moynihan
Hospital admissions for girls aged 16 and under with anorexia rose by 80 per cent over the decade to mid-2007, new statistics from the UK show. The figures for 2006-2007 range from141 admissions for 15 year olds to five admissions for under-10s. Relatively few boys suffer from anorexia: there were 306 hospital admissions among boys under 16 during the decade.

http://www.mercatornet.com/new_family_edge/view/anorexic_girls_increasingly_arrive_in_hospital/

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