Psychological Status and Weight‐Related Distress in Overweight or At‐Risk‐for‐Overweight Children
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- 1 December 2006
- Vol. 14 (12), 2249-2258
- https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2006.264
Abstract
Objective: To associate psychological status, weight‐related distress, and weight status during childhood in overweight or at‐risk‐for‐overweight children. Research Methods and Procedures: We associa...Keywords
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