What Do We Really Know from the Literature about the Prevalence of Anorexia Nervosa in Female Ballet Dancers?

Journal of Dance Medicine and Science

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 6-13

  Nelson, Dave P ^a   Chatfield, Steven J ^b  

^a St John Providence Health System   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

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EID: 84917277383     PISSN: 1089313X     EISSN: 23748060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1089313X9800200103     Document Type: Review

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