Body-esteem in swedish 10-year-old children

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 437-444

  Erling, Ann ^a   Hwang, C Philip ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

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EID: 10244255216     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.99.2.437-444     Document Type: Article

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