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Open AccessHematological complications in anorexia nervosa
Anemia, leukopenia and, although less frequently, thrombocytopenia are possible hematological complications of anorexia nervosa considered strictly secondary to chronic malnutrition. This is a retrospective st...
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Bioelectrical impedance phase angle in constitutionally lean females, ballet dancers and patients with anorexia nervosa
Several articles have described body composition in anorexia nervosa, whereas little is known about this issue in underweight ballet dancers and constitutionally lean females. The main aim of this study was to...
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Long-term mortality in anorexia nervosa: a report after an 8-year follow-up and a review of the most recent literature
To evaluate long-term mortality rate of anorexia nervosa (AN) patients in a southern Italy population compared to the most recent literature.
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Integrated medical-psychiatric treatment of the “crisis phase” in severe protein-energy malnutrition secondary to major eating disorders
C.A., a 23-year old male was admitted in the clinical nutrition medical ward for severe, complicated protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) [body mass index (BMI) 11.08 kg/m2; body weight kg 35.8] due to major eating ...
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Comparison of bioelectrical impedance analysis and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry for the assessment of appendicular body composition in anorexic women
Objective: To establish the accuracy of bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) for the assessment of appendicular body composition in anorexic women.
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Outcome predictors in the short-term treatment of anorexia nervosa: An integrated medical-psychiatric approach
Objectives: Factors predicting clinical outcome in the short-term treatment of anorexia nervosa. Design: Longitudinal follow-up study. Setting: Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, “...
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Disability pension for a middle-aged woman with anorexia nervosa
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Are the general equations to predict BMR applicable to patients with anorexia nervosa?
Aim: To determine whether the general equations to predict basal metabolic rate (BMR) can be reliably applied to female anorectics. Individuals and Methods: Two hundred and thirty-seven female pa...
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The prediction of basal metabolic rate in female patients with anorexia nervosa
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate in female patients with anorexia nervosa the accuracy of a specific predictive formula for basal metabolic rate (BMR) already proposed in the literature and to derive a new disease-specific...
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Hospital admission and mortality rates in anorexia nervosa: Experience from an integrated medical-psychiatric outpatient treatment
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of an integrated medical-psychiatric treatment of major eating disorders. Design: Historical cohort study. Setting: Outpatient Unit for Protein Energy Ma...