Psychiatry Research
Volume 134, Issue 1 , Pages 75-84 , 30 March 2005

Factors related to severity of vomiting behaviors in bulimia nervosa

Received 23 April 2003 ,Revised 23 January 2004 ,Accepted 24 January 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2004.01.013

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