Social Influences on Eating in Children and Adults

Obesity Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 617-627

  Salvy, Sarah Jeanne ^a   Pliner, Patricia P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 84882862157     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374387-9.00050-7     Document Type: Chapter

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