Prevalence of disordered eating behaviors and bulimia nervosa in a sample of Mexican American female college students

Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 157-165

  Lester, Regan ^a   Petrie, Trent A ^b  

^a SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

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EID: 0032116452     PISSN: 08838534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.2161-1912.1998.tb00195.x     Document Type: Review

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