Agreement Between Actual and Perceived Body Weight in Adolescents and Their Weight Control Behaviors
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Body weight perception and body weight control behaviors in adolescents.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Obesity & Metabolic Syndrome
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2508-6235,2508-7576
DOI: 10.7570/jomes.2017.26.2.138