Help, not harm: Psychological foundation for a nondieting approach toward health

Journal of Social Issues

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 261-276

  McFarlane, Traci ^a,b   Polivy, Janet ^b   McCabe, Randi E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 0001012458     PISSN: 00224537     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-4537.00115     Document Type: Article

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