Nutritional rehabilitation of anorexia nervosa. Goals and dangers

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-144

  Golden, Neville H ^a   Meyer, Wendy ^a  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Nutritional rehabilitation; Refeeding; United States

Indexed keywords

ELECTROLYTE; PHOSPHORUS;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HEART DISEASE; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; METABOLIC REGULATION; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATIENT MONITORING; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFEEDING; REVIEW; SUDDEN DEATH;

EID: 3242667849     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2004.16.2.131     Document Type: Review

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