The influence of sociocultural factors on the eating psychopathology of Asian women in British society

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 73-83

  McCourt, Jim ^a   Waller, Glenn ^b  

^a South Birmingham Psychology Service   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ASIA; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIGRATION; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0029924811     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0968(199606)4:2<73::AID-ERV147>3.0.CO;2-2     Document Type: Review

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