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“You don’t have anorexia, you just want to look like a celebrity”: perceived stigma in individuals with anorexia nervosa

Gina DimitropoulosFactor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, ;Eating Disorders Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, ;Cross-appointment with The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, ;Faculty of Social Work, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Victoria E. FreemanEating Disorders Program, Toronto General Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,
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Stephanie MuskatSchool of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and
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Ashleigh DomingoSchool of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and
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Leslie McCallumSchool of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and
Pages 47-54 | Received 13 Mar 2015, Accepted 06 Aug 2015, Published online: 11 Dec 2015

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