Anorexia nervosa in an African-American female of a lower socioeconomic background

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 95-99

  Maresh, R David ^b   Willard, Susan G ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; RACE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SOCIAL CLASS;

EID: 0029893209     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0968(199606)4:2<95::AID-ERV149>3.0.CO;2-P     Document Type: Article

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