Pathological conflict avoidance in anorexia nervosa: Family perspectives

Contemporary Family Therapy

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 539-551

  Latzer, Yael ^a   Gaber, Lee B ^a  

^a RAMBAM MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Avoiding conflict; Family interaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032263385     PISSN: 08922764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021636401563     Document Type: Review

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