Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 43, Issue 6 , Pages 431-437 , November 2002

Temperament and character in obese women with and without binge eating disorder

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doi: 10.1053/comp.2002.35906

Comprehensive Psychiatry
Volume 43, Issue 6 , Pages 431-437 , November 2002

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