Oscillatory instability of body weight in alternating anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa
โ Scribed by Geracioti, Thomas D. ;Gold, Philip W.
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1992
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 360 KB
- Volume
- 12
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0276-3478
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