Validating Sizing Them Up: A parent-proxy weight-related quality-of-life measure, with community-based children
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a Department of Early Childhood and Family Education, College of Education, National Taipei University of Education, Taiwan b Department of Public Health, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan c Department of Pediatrics, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan d Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
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Validation of a parent-proxy, obesity-specific quality-of-life measure: sizing them up.
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