Why do individuals with anorexia die? A case of sudden death

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 260-262

  Derman, Talia ^a   Szabo, Christopher P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Anorexia; Autopsy; Sudden death

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATENOLOL; CHLORPROMAZINE; CIMETIDINE; FERROUS SULFATE; FOLIC ACID; GLUCOSE; HYDROCORTISONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PHENYTOIN; STEROID; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BULIMIA; CADAVER; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMA; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIABETIC DIET; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EATING DISORDER; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOPITUITARISM; HYPOTENSION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MENTAL DISEASE; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TACHYCARDIA; THROMBOEMBOLISM; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BULIMIA NERVOSA; DEATH, SUDDEN; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS;

EID: 33645544489     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20229     Document Type: Article

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