Obesity-associated distress in Lebanese adolescents: An exploratory look at a large cohort of students;Détresse associée à l'obésité chez des adolescents libanais: Étude exploratoire d'un vaste échantillon d'élèves

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 949-959

  Salameh, P ^a   Barbour, B ^a  

^a LEBANESE UNIVERSITY   (Lebanon)

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EID: 84855234142     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2011.17.12.949     Document Type: Article

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