Predictors of Body Size Stigmatization in Hispanic Preschool Children
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Body size stigmatization in preschool children: the role of control attributions.
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عنوان ژورنال: Obesity
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1930-7381
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2008.446