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Original Articles

Feelings about the self and body in eating disturbances: The role of internalized shame, self-esteem, externalized self-perceptions, and body shame

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Pages 159-182 | Received 15 Mar 2017, Accepted 05 Nov 2017, Published online: 26 Nov 2017

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