At risk by reason of gender

The Female Body in Mind: The Interface Between the Female Body and Mental Health

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 3-16

  Malson, Helen ^a   Nasser, Mervat ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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DOI: 10.4324/9780203939543     Document Type: Chapter

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