The use of target weights in the inpatient treatment of adolescent anorexia nervosa

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 323-328

  Roots, Peter ^a   Hawker, Joanne ^a   Gowers, Simon ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Academic Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Anorexia nervosa; BMI; In patients; Target weight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; EATING DISORDER; EUROPE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT MONITORING; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33750317827     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: 10990968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.723     Document Type: Article

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