Weight Concerns and Weight Control Behaviors of Adolescents and Their Mothers
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Weight concerns and weight control behaviors of adolescents and their mothers.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1072-4710
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.159.12.1121