Hiding the Anorectic: A Rhetorical Analysis of Popular Discourse Concerning Anorexia

Women's Studies in Communication

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 266-295

  Lager, E Grace ^a   McGee, Brian R ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Norton Orthopedic Institute   (United States)

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EID: 24644455100     PISSN: 07491409     EISSN: 2152999X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07491409.2003.10162461     Document Type: Article

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