Eating disorders and the Internet: Cure and curse

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Abbate Daga, G ^a   Gramaglia, C ^a   Piero A ^a   Fassino, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eating disorders; Internet

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; ARTICLE; EATING DISORDER; INTERNET; MASS MEDIUM; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; DRUG THERAPY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

DRUG THERAPY; EATING DISORDERS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 33745778948     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03327763     Document Type: Article

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