Anatomical Characteristics of the Cerebral Surface in Bulimia Nervosa
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Anatomical characteristics of the cerebral surface in bulimia nervosa.
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عنوان ژورنال: Biological Psychiatry
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0006-3223
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2013.07.017