Anorexia nervosa associated with right frontal brain lesion
β Scribed by Houy, Emmanuelle ;Debono, Bertrand ;Dechelotte, Pierre ;Thibaut, Florence
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 120 KB
- Volume
- 40
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0276-3478
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