Anorexia Nervosa and Its Associated Endocrinopathy in Young People
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Anorexia Nervosa and Its Associated Endocrinopathy in Young People.
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عنوان ژورنال: Hormone Research in Paediatrics
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1663-2818,1663-2826
DOI: 10.1159/000443735