Psychiatr. pro Praxi, 2009; 10(3): 112-116

Risk of death and insidious complications of eating disorders

doc. MUDr. Libuše Stárková CSc
Soukromá psychiatrická ambulance, Olomouc

Why do the eating disordered patients die? What are the causes of their sudden deaths? The article is based on works published abroad

and presents several case reports which shows us the covered face of these serious disorders.

Keywords: eating disorders, dangerous medical complications, mortality.

Published: May 1, 2009  Show citation

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Stárková L. Risk of death and insidious complications of eating disorders. Psychiatr. praxi. 2009;10(3):112-116.
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