Why are gay men a high risk group for eating disturbance?

European Eating Disorders Review

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 1-4

  Williamson, Iain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY IMAGE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EATING DISORDER; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; NOTE; PSYCHODYNAMICS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032892154     PISSN: 10724133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0968(199903)7:1<1::AID-ERV275>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Note

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