The prevalence of disordered eating behaviours and attitudes in adolescent girls

New Zealand Journal of Psychology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 7-12

  Fear, Jennifer L ^a,d   Bulik, Cynthia M ^b   Sullivan, Patrick F ^c  

^a PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c Christchurch School of Medicine

^d PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0030356959     PISSN: 0112109X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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