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Prevention Series

A Feminist Perspective on Risk Factor Research and on the Prevention of Eating Disorders

Niva Piran Department of Adult Education and Counseling Psychology, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 183-198 | Published online: 21 Apr 2010

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