Psychosocial Predictors, Higher Body Mass Index, and Aspects of Neurocognitive Dysfunction
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عنوان ژورنال: Perceptual and Motor Skills
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0031-5125,1558-688X
DOI: 10.2466/pms.108.1.181-195