The role of body image in the prevention of eating disorders

Body Image

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-70

  Levine, Michael P ^a   Piran, Niva ^b  

^a KENYON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Body image; Eating disorders; Prevention models

Indexed keywords

EID: 10644243010     PISSN: 17401445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1740-1445(03)00006-8     Document Type: Article

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