Agreement Between Actual and Perceived Body Weight in Adolescents and Their Weight Control Behaviors

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ژورنال

عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome

سال: 2017

ISSN: 2508-6235,2508-7576

DOI: 10.7570/jomes.2017.26.2.138