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Descriptor English:
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Anorexia Nervosa
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Descriptor Spanish:
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Anorexia Nerviosa
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Anorexia Nervosa
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Synonyms English:
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Anorexia Nervosas
Nervosa, Anorexia
Nervosas, Anorexia
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Tree Number:
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F03.400.125
SP6.046.182
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Definition English:
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An eating disorder that is characterized by the lack or loss of APPETITE, known as ANOREXIA. Other features include excess fear of becoming OVERWEIGHT; BODY IMAGE disturbance; significant WEIGHT LOSS; refusal to maintain minimal normal weight; and AMENORRHEA. This disorder occurs most frequently in adolescent females. (APA, Thesaurus of Psychological Index Terms, 1994) |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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ANOREXIA is also available
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See Related English:
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Anorexia
Body Dysmorphic Disorders
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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24194
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Unique Identifier:
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D000856
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Similar:
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