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Quality of Life: Eating Disorders

Suzanne F. Abraham Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Sydney, The Northside Clinic and Department of Women's Health, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital, Saint Leonards, New SouthWales, 2006, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Dr Tani Brown Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Sydney, The Northside Clinic and Department of Women's Health, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital, Saint Leonards, New SouthWales, 2006, Australia
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Dr Catherine Boyd Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Sydney, The Northside Clinic and Department of Women's Health, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital, Saint Leonards, New SouthWales, 2006, Australia
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Dr Georgina Luscombe Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Sydney, The Northside Clinic and Department of Women's Health, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital, Saint Leonards, New SouthWales, 2006, Australia
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Janice Russell Department of Psychological Medicine, University of Sydney, The Northside Clinic and Department of Women's Health, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital, Saint Leonards, New SouthWales, 2006, Australia
Pages 150-155 | Received 19 Jun 2005, Accepted 13 Sep 2005, Published online: 17 Aug 2009

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