Reducing Obesity via a School-Based Interdisciplinary Intervention Among Youth
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A policy-based school intervention to prevent overweight and obesity.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
سال: 1999
ISSN: 1072-4710
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.153.4.409