Influence of bone density results on adolescents with anorexia nervosa
β Scribed by Stoffman, Nava ;Schwartz, Beth ;Austin, S. Bryn ;Grace, Estherann ;Gordon, Catherine M.
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 78 KB
- Volume
- 37
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0276-3478
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