Measuring Male Body Image: A Review of the Current Methodology

Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 18-29

  Cafri, Guy ^a   Thompson, J Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

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EID: 1642496769     PISSN: 15249220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1524-9220.5.1.18     Document Type: Review

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