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The fasting girl : a true Victorian medical mystery / Michelle Stacey.
Van Pelt Library RC552.E18 S725 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Stacey, Michelle.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fancher, Mary J., 1848-.
- Fancher, Mary J.
- Eating disorders--Patients--Biography.
- Eating disorders.
- Compulsive behavior--Case studies.
- Compulsive behavior.
- Women--Mental health.
- Women.
- Anxiety in women.
- Eating disorders--Patients.
- Genre:
- Case studies.
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- 336 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, [2002]
- Summary:
- A modern investigation follows the case of a young Victorian woman who claimed to have survived for 12 years without food.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [329]-334).
- ISBN:
- 1585421359
- OCLC:
- 48429258
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