Abstract

LENOIR, Melissa  and  SILBER, Tomas J. Anorexia nerviosa en niños y adolescentes (Parte 1): criterios diagnósticos, historia, epidemiología, etiología, fisiopatología, morbilidad y mortalidad. Arch. argent. pediatr. [online]. 2006, vol.104, n.3, pp.253-260. ISSN 0325-0075.

A review of anorexia nervosa among children and adolescents (Part 1) is provided for practicing pediatricians, current diagnostic criteria for the disorder are described, as well as its history, epidemiology, etiology, pathophysiology, morbidity and mortality.

Keywords : Anorexia nervosa; Adolescence; Epidemiology; Pathophysiology; Mortality.

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