KidWAVE: Get Healthy Game—Promoting a More Healthful Lifestyle in Overweight Children
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1499-4046
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2009.12.003