Eating attitudes and body image of asian and caucasian college women

Eating Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 15-27

  Sanders, Nicole Marie ^a   Heiss, Cynthia Jane ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84983734164     PISSN: 10640266     EISSN: 1532530X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10640269808249244     Document Type: Article

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