Higgins G L
Can Fam Physician. 1989 Feb;35:395-7.
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.
本文结合对一位患有贪食症的女性百岁老人的17世纪描述，简要回顾了近期有关贪食症发病率和发病年龄的文献，同时简要介绍了医生托马斯·布朗爵士（1605 - 1682）以及该术语的词源和早期用法。
