A 2-year prospective study of bone metabolism and bone mineral density in adolescents with anorexia nervosa
✍ Scribed by C. Mika; K. Holtkamp; M. Heer; R. W. Günther; B. Herpertz-Dahlmann
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 200 KB
- Volume
- 114
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1435-1463
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## Abstract ## Objective To compare the bone density of adolescent patients with anorexia nervosa with adolescent patients with other dieting disorders and to evaluate risk factors for low bone density in these patients. ## Method Sixty‐nine consecutive female patients referred to an adolescent
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