The secrets of self-starvation

Journal of International Women's Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2002, Pages

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

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b AAMFT ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Chinese secrets; Life history

Indexed keywords

EID: 3342995420     PISSN: 15398706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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