On the link between media coverage of anorexia and pro-anorexic practices on the web

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 196-202

  Yom Tov, Elad ^a   Boyd, Danah M ^a  

^a MICROSOFT RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

anorexia; Internet

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA; INTERNET;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; FAMOUS PERSONS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MASS MEDIA;

EID: 84895074210     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: 1098108X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.22195     Document Type: Article

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