Heat in the treatment of patients with anorexia nervosa

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 49-52

  Gutierrez, E ^a   Vazquez, R ^b  

^a Campus Universitario Sur   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Heat treatment; Strenous exercising; Thermoregulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CASE REPORT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY MASS INDEX; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0035290831     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03339752     Document Type: Article

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