Screening for osteoporosis in anorexia nervosa: Prevalence and predictors of reduced bone mineral density
β Scribed by Winston, Anthony P. ;Alwazeer, Ahmed E.F. ;Bankart, Michael J.G.
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 60 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0276-3478
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