Attitudes toward seeking professional help for an eating disorder: The role of stigma and anticipated outcomes

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 424-431

  Hackler, Ashley ^a   Vogel, David ^a   Wade, Nathaniel ^a  

^a Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

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EID: 77955971502     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: 15566676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2010.tb00042.x     Document Type: Article

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