The paradox of normal serum albumin in anorexia nervosa: A case report

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 278-280

  Krantz, Mori J ^b,c   Lee, David ^c   Donahoo, William T ^c   Mehler, Philip S ^a,b,c  

^a DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

^b DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Caloric intake; Hypoalbuminemia; Vitamin deficiencies

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; SERUM ALBUMIN; TOXIN;

ADULT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; ASCITES; BURN; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DERMATITIS; ENTERIC FEEDING; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GLOSSITIS; HUMAN; HYPERGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; HYPERMETABOLISM; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFECTION; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALNUTRITION; NEPHROTIC SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOSING GASTROENTEROPATHY; RISK FACTOR; STARVATION; STRESS; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INFECTION; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 18244393773     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20129     Document Type: Article

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