It does, indeed, take a village: Schools, families, and beyond for weight control in children

Childhood Obesity

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 184-192

  Katz, David L ^a  

^a Yale Griffin Prevention Research Center   (United States)

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EID: 79953230867     PISSN: 21532168     EISSN: 21532176     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/chi.2010.0416     Document Type: Review

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