Resting energy expenditure and plasma leptin levels in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa
โ Scribed by Satoh, Yayoi ;Shimizu, Toshiaki ;Lee, Tsubasa ;Nishizawa, Kyoko ;Iijima, Megumi ;Yamashiro, Yuichiro
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 93 KB
- Volume
- 34
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0276-3478
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