## Objective: To report hyperthyroidism as a cause of unexpected weight gain during the course of anorexia nervosa (an). ## Method: A case report and review of the literature. ## Results: A 42-year-old woman with a 27-year history of an had involuntary weight gain when she became hyperthyroid,
Anorexia nervosa in males: A case report and review of the literature
โ Scribed by Lauren M. Frasciello; Susan G. Willard
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 836 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0091-1674
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