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Dietary Patterns and Obesity Associated Factors in Primary School Children
Background and Objectives: To provide efficient recommendation for the prevention of childhood obesity and eating disorders, it is necessary to understand and explore their dietary patterns (DPs). The main aim of the current study was to explore dietary patterns among primary school aged children and determine the relationship between different dietary patterns and factors including anthr...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Chest
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0012-3692
DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2018.12.004