Bone Parameters in Anorexia Nervosa and Athletic Amenorrhea: Comparison of Two Hypothalamic Amenorrhea States
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Androgens in women with anorexia nervosa and normal-weight women with hypothalamic amenorrhea.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0021-972X,1945-7197
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2018-00338