Research ArticleOriginal Research
Perception, Intention, and Action in Adolescent Obesity
Heather Bittner Fagan, James Diamond, Ronald Myers and James M. Gill
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine November 2008, 21 (6) 555-561; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2008.06.070184
Heather Bittner Fagan
MD
James Diamond
PhD
Ronald Myers
PhD
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Perception, Intention, and Action in Adolescent Obesity
Heather Bittner Fagan, James Diamond, Ronald Myers, James M. Gill
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Nov 2008, 21 (6) 555-561; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2008.06.070184
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