Childhood Obesity: Is the Built Environment More Important Than the Food Environment?
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Contributions of built environment to childhood obesity.
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Medicine Insights: Pediatrics
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1179-5565,1179-5565
DOI: 10.1177/1179556520932123