When Overweight and Obesity Become "Reality"

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2007, Pages

  Stein, Karen ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; OBESITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT;

HUMANS; MASS MEDIA; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 34748873955     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2007.08.022     Document Type: Article

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