Treating Rural Pediatric Obesity through Telemedicine: Baseline Data from a Randomized Controlled Trial
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Treating rural pediatric obesity through telemedicine: baseline data from a randomized controlled trial.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Pediatric Psychology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0146-8693,1465-735X
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsr011