Weight Misperception and Unhealthy Weight Control Behaviors Among Sexual Minorities in the General Adolescent Population
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Adolescent Health
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1054-139X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2013.08.021