Agency, ambivalence and authenticity: The many ways in which anorexia nervosa can affect autonomy

International Journal of Law in Context

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 20-36

  Hope, Tony ^a   Tan, Jacinta ^b   Stewart, Anne ^c   McMillan, John ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD HEALTH NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84878777200     PISSN: 17445523     EISSN: 17445531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1744552312000456     Document Type: Article

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