Males and Eating Disorders: Gender-Based Therapy for Eating Disorder Recovery

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 464-471

  Greenberg, Stefanie Teri ^a   Schoen, Eva G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

eating disorders; gender based; males; recovery; treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 51449107634     PISSN: 07357028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7028.39.4.464     Document Type: Article

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