Charting new territory: Body esteem, weight satisfaction, depression, and self-esteem among Chinese males and females in Hong Kong

Sex Roles

Volumn 36, Issue 7-8, 1997, Pages 449-459

  Davis, Cindy ^a   Katzman, Melanie ^b  

^a National Breast Cancer Centre   (Australia)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0039768896     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02766683     Document Type: Article

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