Racial/ethnic differences in weight-related teasing in adolescents

Obesity

Volumn 16, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages

  Van Den Berg, Patricia ^a   Neumark Sztainer, Dianne ^b   Eisenberg, Marla E ^b,c   Haines, Jess ^d  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 55349097827     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.445     Document Type: Article

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