Dying to live: Eating disorders and self-harm behavior in a cultural context

Self-Harm Behavior and Eating Disorders: Dynamics, Assessment, and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 15-27

  Nasser, Mervat ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85083186407     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203017913-7     Document Type: Chapter

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