Severe Anorexia Nervosa in Males: Clinical Presentations and Medical Treatment

Eating Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 209-220

  Sabel, Allison L ^a,b   Rosen, Elissa ^a,c   Mehler, Philip S ^a,c  

^a DENVER HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Colorado State University and the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Colorado School of Public Health   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; NUTRITION; REHABILITATION MEDICINE; REFEEDING SYNDROME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEN; REFEEDING SYNDROME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898548945     PISSN: 10640266     EISSN: 1532530X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10640266.2014.890459     Document Type: Article

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