Low prevalence of twisted hair in anorexia nervosa

Clinical and Experimental Dermatology

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 349-350

  Strumia, R ^a   Borghi, A ^a   Colombo, E ^a   Manzato, E ^b   Gualandi, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b Center for the Treatment of Eating Disorders   (Italy)

^c Medicine Day Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACNE CYSTICA; ACQUIRED PILI TORTI; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HAIR ANALYSIS; HAIR DISEASE; HUMAN; HYPERTRICHOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECONDARY AMENORRHEA; XEROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; FEMALE; HAIR DISEASES; HUMANS; SKIN DISEASES;

EID: 20644469036     PISSN: 03076938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2230.2005.01745.x     Document Type: Article

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