Anorexia nervosa: The physiological consequences of starvation and the need for primary prevention efforts

McGill Journal of Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 20-25

  Sidiropoulos, Michael ^a,b  

^a University of Toronto ^*  (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; STARVATION;

EID: 34047219720     PISSN: 1201026X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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