Anorexia nervosa (AN) rarely develops after the age of 30 years, and rarely occurs in men. We report a case of chronic AN in a 72-year-old man, who reported a 20-year history of extreme low body weight, persistent fears of obesity, and feelings of being fat even at 93 Ib. Also reported were episode
Anorexia in the elderly—an annotation
✍ Scribed by Hall, Peter ;Driscoll, Rick
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 176 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0276-3478
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