Insights into university freshman weight issues and how they make decisions about eating

Journal of Consumer Affairs

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 306-328

  Childers, Courtney Carpenter ^a   Haley, Eric ^a   Jahns, Lisa ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

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EID: 79958034990     PISSN: 00220078     EISSN: 17456606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6606.2011.01204.x     Document Type: Article

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