An examination of obesity and eating disorder prevention programmes in schools

Education and Health

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 12-16

  Lyzwinski, Lynnette Nathalie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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