Bulimia: a comment on an old case report by sir Thomas browne.
This paper offers a brief review of recent literature on the incidence and age of onset of bulimia in the light of a 17th century description of a female centenarian with bulimia, together with a brief account of the physician, Sir Thomas Browne (1605-1682), and the etymology and early usage of the term.
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