Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 146, Issue 2 , Pages 117-125 , 31 March 2006

Hippocampal volume and cognitive function in anorexia nervosa

Received 19 April 2004 ,Revised 2 August 2005 ,Accepted 24 October 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2005.10.006

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 146, Issue 2 , Pages 117-125 , 31 March 2006