Self-esteem and the prevention of eating disorders

Eating Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 105-117

  Shisslak, Catherine M ^a   Crago, Marjorie ^a   Renger, Ralph ^a   Clark Wagner, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 0001401666     PISSN: 10640266     EISSN: 1532530X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10640269808251247     Document Type: Article

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