The epidemiology of bulimia nervosa: Two community studies
โ Scribed by Fairburn, Christopher G. ;Cooper, Peter J.
- Publisher
- Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
- Year
- 1983
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 356 KB
- Volume
- 2
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0276-3478
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