Predictors of child psychological changes during family-based treatment for obesity

Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine

Volumn 152, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 855-861

  Myers, Michelle D ^a   Raynor, Hollie A ^a   Epstein, Leonard H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0031696543     PISSN: 10724710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.152.9.855     Document Type: Article

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