High Levels of Physical Activity in Anorexia Nervosa: A Systematic Review

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 333-344

  Gümmer, Ricarda ^a   Giel, Katrin Elisabeth ^a   Schag, Kathrin ^a   Resmark, Gaby ^a   Junne, Florian Philipp ^a   Becker, Sandra ^a   Zipfel, Stephan ^a   Teufel, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Accelerometry; Anorexia nervosa; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; LEPTIN;

ACCELEROMETER; ACCELEROMETRY; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; HIGH LEVEL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIPOLYSIS; MEDICAL RESEARCH; META ANALYSIS; NOMENCLATURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROGNOSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW; VALIDATION STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCELEROMETRY; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84938556532     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: 10990968     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/erv.2377     Document Type: Review

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