Adolescents are not just smaller adults: consideration of growth plates and pubertal stage when addressing bone mineral density in adolescents with anorexia nervosa - Peebles R.

Anorexia nervosa (AN) is a treatable brain-based disorder with long-term skeletal implications, adversely impacting bone health in a high percentage of sufferers. As AN frequently onsets in the adolescent years, and this period is also a time for acquis...
Source: SafetyLit - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news