Linear Growth and Final Height Characteristics in Adolescent Females with Anorexia Nervosa

Dalit Modan‐Moses; Amit Yaroslavsky; Brigitte Kochavi; Anat Toledano; Sharon Iron‐Segev; Fadel Balawi; Edith Mitrany; Dan Joseph Stein

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0045504

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Our findings suggest that whereas the premorbid height of female adolescent AN patients is normal, linear growth retardation is a prominent feature of their illness. Weight restoration is associated with catch-up growth, but complete catch-up is often not achieved.

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