Changes in Television and Magazine Exposure and Eating Disorder Symptomatology

Sex Roles

Volumn 49, Issue 7-8, 2003, Pages 313-320

  Vaughan, Kimberley K ^a   Fouts, Gregory T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; Eating disorders; Media

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141463818     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025103902708     Document Type: Article

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