Patients' perspective on family therapy for anorexia nervosa: A qualitative inquiry in a Chinese context

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 10-16

  Ma, Joyce L C ^a,b  

^a AAMFT ^*

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Chinese context; Family therapy; Patients' perspective

Indexed keywords

EID: 41849100388     PISSN: 0814723X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/anft.29.1.10     Document Type: Article

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