Adolescents’ Eating, Exercise, and Weight Control Behaviors: Does Peer Crowd Affiliation Play a Role?
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Adolescents' eating, exercise, and weight control behaviors: does peer crowd affiliation play a role?
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pediatric Psychology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1465-735X,0146-8693
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsl041