Prevalence and correlates of obesity in Turkish school children aged 6-12 years
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Research in Pediatric Endocrinology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1308-5735,1308-5727
DOI: 10.4008/jcrpe.v1i2.15