A case-control study of family composition in anorexia nervosa
β Scribed by Eagles, John M. ;Johnston, Maureen I. ;Millar, Harry R.
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 77 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0276-3478
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