Pro-eating disorder websites: What should be the feminist response?

Feminism and Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 246-251

  Pollack, Deborah ^a  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0037276661     PISSN: 09593535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959353503013002008     Document Type: Note

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