## Abstract ## Objective A caseβcontrol study was conducted to determine whether bone mass is reduced in Chinese patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and to study the risk factors for low bone mass in the same population. ## Method Bone mineral density (BMD) of the lumbar spine and hip was measur
Osteoporosis in anorexia nervosa: Prevention and treatment
β Scribed by Mehler, Philip S.
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 115 KB
- Volume
- 33
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0276-3478
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