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Psychodynamic psychotherapies for bulimia nervosa: trend and perspectives

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Abbate-Daga, G., Marzola, E. Psychodynamic psychotherapies for bulimia nervosa: trend and perspectives. Eat Weight Disord 22, 557–558 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40519-017-0423-8

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