Parents’ perceptions and attitudes on childhood obesity: A Q-methodology study
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1041-2972
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2010.00584.x