Screen time and physical activity of young children reflects their mother's behaviours: findings from the Healthy Beginnings Trial

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 396-

  Xu, Huilan ^a   Wen, Li Ming ^a  

^a New South Wales Government   (Australia)

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EID: 84864573246     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: 17536405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-6405.2012.00902.x     Document Type: Letter

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