Anorexia nervosa with comorbid psychosis and borderline mental retardation: A case report
β Scribed by Dymek, Maureen ;le Grange, Daniel
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 52 KB
- Volume
- 31
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0276-3478
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