Obesity and systems research: The complexity of studying complexities

Families, Systems and Health

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 55-59

  Harkaway, Jill Elka ^a  

^a CAMBRIDGE HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAMILY LIFE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; OBESITY; RECURRENCE RISK; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0034091193     PISSN: 10917527     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/h0091877     Document Type: Note

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