The Incidence of Anorexia Nervosa on Curaçao

Abstract

The overall incidence of anorexia nervosa on Curaçao is much lower than in the affluent societies of the United States and Western Europe. Within Curaçao, sociocultural factors appear to be associated with differential incidence rates of anorexia nervosa. The incidence of anorexia nervosa among the majority black population is nil, while the incidence among the minority mixed and white population on Curaçao is similar to that of the United States and the Netherlands.

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