Acculturation, body image, self-esteem, and eating-disorder symptomatology in adolescent Mexican American women

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 419-435

  Joiner, Greg W ^b   Kashubeck, Susan ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030240119     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.1996.tb00309.x     Document Type: Article

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