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Bone marrow changes in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa

  1. Kirsten Ecklund1,
  2. Sridhar Vajapeyam1,
  3. Henry A Feldman2,5,
  4. Catherine D Buzney3,
  5. Robert V Mulkern1,
  6. Paul K Kleinman1,
  7. Clifford J Rosen4,
  8. Catherine M Gordon3,5,*

Article first published online: 14 DEC 2009

DOI: 10.1359/jbmr.090805

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Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volume 25, Issue 2, pages 298–304, February 2010

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Ecklund, K., Vajapeyam, S., Feldman, H. A., Buzney, C. D., Mulkern, R. V., Kleinman, P. K., Rosen, C. J. and Gordon, C. M. (2010), Bone marrow changes in adolescent girls with anorexia nervosa. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 25: 298–304. doi: 10.1359/jbmr.090805

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  1. 1

    Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA

  2. 2

    Clinical Research Program, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA

  3. 3

    Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA

  4. 4

    Department of Medicine, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME, USA

  5. 5

    Division of Endocrinology, Children's Hospital Boston, Boston, MA, USA

*Divisions of Adolescent Medicine and Endocrinology, Children's Hospital, 300 Longwood Ave., Boston, MA, USA.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 19 FEB 2010
  2. Article first published online: 14 DEC 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 30 JUL 2009
  4. Manuscript Revised: 26 JUN 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 6 APR 2009

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