Anorexia nervosa and sexuality in women: A review

Journal of Sex Education and Therapy

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 80-88

  Ghizzani, Anna ^a   Montomoli, Marcello ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIBIDO; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SEXUALITY;

EID: 0033889325     PISSN: 01614576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01614576.2000.11074332     Document Type: Article

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