Clinical onset and diagnosis of eating disorders in premenarcheal girls is preceded by inadequate weight gain and growth retardation

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 92, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1133-1137

  Swenne, I ^a   Thurfjell, B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Eating disorder; Growth; Growth curve; Pubertal development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH RATE; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; MENARCHE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNDERWEIGHT; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; FEMALE; GROWTH DISORDERS; HUMANS; MENARCHE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0142030108     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250310005224     Document Type: Article

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