Producing Little Decision Makers and Goal Setters in the Age of the Obesity Crisis

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Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 488-502

  Gard, Michael ^a  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 77951936202     PISSN: 00336297     EISSN: 15432750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00336297.2008.10483594     Document Type: Article

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