• Cleve Clin J Med · Jun 2020

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    Medical complications of anorexia nervosa.

    • Jeana Cost, Mori J Krantz, and Philip S Mehler.
    • ACUTE at Denver Health, Denver, CO; Eating Recovery Center, Denver, CO.
    • Cleve Clin J Med. 2020 Jun 1; 87 (6): 361-366.

    AbstractAnorexia nervosa is a mental illness characterized by self-starvation, marked weight loss, and malnutrition. As the illness worsens, numerous medical complications develop throughout the body. Some of these resolve with effective nutritional rehabilitation and weight gain, whereas others can lead to permanent damage.Copyright © 2020 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. All Rights Reserved.

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