Characteristics of Eating Disorders among Young Ballet Dancers

Psychopathology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 223-229

  Abraham, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BALLET DANCER; BODY WEIGHT; BULIMIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; VOMITING; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0029829999     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000284997     Document Type: Article

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