The different meanings of food in chinese patients suffering from anorexia nervosa: Implications for clinical social work practice

Social Work in Mental Health

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 47-70

  Ma, Joyce L C ^a   Chan, Zenobia C Y ^b  

^a RSW   (United States)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Chinese; Clinical social work; Different meanings; Food; Implications; Patients

Indexed keywords

EID: 13644270229     PISSN: 15332985     EISSN: 15332993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J200v02n01_04     Document Type: Article

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