Factors predicting overweight in US kindergartners
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Child-caregivers’ body weight and habitual physical activity status is associated with overweight in kindergartners
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0002-9165,1938-3207
DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.112.052019