Commentary: Eating disorders and the problem of "culture" in acculturation

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Comment

Rebecca Lester. Cult Med Psychiatry. 2004 Dec.

. 2004 Dec;28(4):607-15.

doi: 10.1007/s11013-004-1071-9.

¹ Department of Anthropology, Washington University, St Louis, MO 63130-4899, USA. rjlester@artsci.wustl.edu

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