Eating disorders in younger children: Current issues and unanswered questions

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 190, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 403-404

  Hay, Phillip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OLANZAPINE;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ANXIETY DISORDER; AUSTRALIA; BINGE EATING DISORDER; BRADYCARDIA; BULIMIA; CHILD; DEPRESSION; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EATING DISORDER; EDITORIAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHERMIA; INCIDENCE; MORBIDITY; NOSE FEEDING; OBESITY; ONSET AGE; OUTPATIENT; PREPUBERTY; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 65549122634     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2009.tb02483.x     Document Type: Editorial

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