African American Adolescent-Caregiver Relationships in a Weight Loss Trial
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Evaluation of an Evidence-Based Weight Loss Trial for Urban African American Adolescents and Caregivers
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Child and Family Studies
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1062-1024,1573-2843
DOI: 10.1007/s10826-017-0920-4