## Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between premorbid weight and weight upon referral for inpatient treatment in patients with anorexia nervosa (an). ## Method: Forty-nine consecutively ascertained female inpatients with an were asked to recall their premor
Treatment sequence for severe weight loss in anorexia nervosa
โ Scribed by Maloney, Michael J. ;Pettigrew, Hugh ;Farrell, Michael
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 343 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0276-3478
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