Sociocultural Theories of Eating Disorders: An Evolution in Thought

Handbook of Eating Disorders: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 139-148

  Nasser, Mervat ^a   Katzman, Melanie ^b  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cultural explanations for disordered eating; Culture transition and disconnection; Self starvation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948122715     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/0470013443.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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