Acute gastric dilatation in a patient with anorexia nervosa binge/purge subtype

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 403-405

  Tweed Kent, Ailis ^a   Fagenholz, Peter J ^a   Alam, Hasan B ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute gastric dilatation; anorexia; binge purge; denial; eating disorder; gastric dysmotility

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650442388     PISSN: 09742700     EISSN: 0974519X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.70774     Document Type: Article

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