Treatment of osteopenia and osteoporosis in anorexia nervosa: A systematic review of the literature

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 195-201

  Mehler, Philip S ^a,b,c   MacKenzie, Thomas D ^a,b  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c MC 0278 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Eating disorder; Osteopenia; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ALENDRONIC ACID; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CALCITONIN; CALCIUM; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN PLUS MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; ESTROGEN; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; ETIDRONIC ACID; FLUORIDE; HYDROCORTISONE; MENATETRENONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; OSTEOCALCIN; PLACEBO; PRASTERONE; RALOXIFENE; RECOMBINANT SOMATOMEDIN C; RISEDRONIC ACID; SOMATOMEDIN C; TESTOSTERONE; VITAMIN D;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; AMENORRHEA; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DEMINERALIZATION; BONE DENSITOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; BONE TURNOVER; CALCIUM DEFICIENCY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CORTICOSTEROID INDUCED OSTEOPOROSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBASE; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN THERAPY; EXERCISE; FRACTURE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPERCORTISOLISM; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; MENARCHE; MONOTHERAPY; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY; WEIGHT BEARING; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BONE DENSITY; BONE DENSITY CONSERVATION AGENTS; BONE DISEASES, METABOLIC; CALCIUM; DIPHOSPHONATES; ESTROGENS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE; FRACTURES, BONE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; OSTEOPOROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 65749094781     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20593     Document Type: Review

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