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A test of the continuity perspective across bulimic and binge eating pathology

  1. Marian L. Fitzgibbon*,
  2. Lisa A.P. Sánchez-Johnsen,
  3. Zoran Martinovich

Article first published online: 21 MAY 2003

DOI: 10.1002/eat.10160

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International Journal of Eating Disorders

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Special Issue: Featuring Abstracts from the 2003 International Conference on Eating Disorders

Volume 34, Issue 1, pages 83–97, July 2003

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Fitzgibbon, M. L., Sánchez-Johnsen, L. A.P. and Martinovich, Z. (2003), A test of the continuity perspective across bulimic and binge eating pathology. Int. J. Eat. Disord., 34: 83–97. doi: 10.1002/eat.10160

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  1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois

*Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Division of Psychology, Abbott Hall, Rm 1205, 710 North Lake Shore Drive, Suite 1200, Chicago, IL 60611-3078

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  1. Issue published online: 21 MAY 2003
  2. Article first published online: 21 MAY 2003
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 2 DEC 2002

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