Body weight perception and body weight control behaviors in adolescents
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Body weight perception and body weight control behaviors in adolescents.
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عنوان ژورنال: Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português)
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2255-5536
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedp.2017.08.018