Delayed Diagnoses: Nonspecific Findings and Diagnostic Challenges in Eating Disorders

Objective. Eating disorders commonly present with nonspecific findings, masquerading as other, more common etiologies of malnutrition and wasting. In low-prevalence populations, these ambiguities can complicate clinicians’ diagnostic reasoning, resulting in delayed or missed diagnoses. Method. We re...

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Main Authors: Dan Schwarz, Kathryn L. Ponder, Edward R. Feller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/841037
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