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Research Article

Disordered eating: Influence of body image, sociocultural attitudes, appearance anxiety and depression - a focus on college males and a gender comparison

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Article: 1483062 | Received 13 Nov 2017, Accepted 27 May 2018, Published online: 26 Jun 2018

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