Does percent body fat predict outcome in anorexia nervosa?

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 164, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 970-972

  Mayer, Laurel E S ^a   Roberto, Christina A ^a   Glasofer, Deborah R ^a   Etu, Sarah Fischer ^a   Gallagher, Dympna ^a   Wang, Jack ^a   Heymsfield, Steven B ^a   Pierson Jr , Richard N ^a   Attia, Evelyn ^a   Devlin, Michael J ^a   Walsh, B Timothy ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; HYDROCORTISONE;

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAIST HIP RATIO;

EID: 34250851720     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.2007.164.6.970     Document Type: Article

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