Association of Web-Based Weight Loss Information Use With Weight Reduction Behaviors in Adolescent Women
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Adolescent Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1054-139X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2011.01.020