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Fitwits MD™: An Office-Based Tool and Games for Conversations about Obesity with 9- to 12-Year-Old Children

Ann L. McGaffey, Diane J. Abatemarco, Ilene Katz Jewell, Susan K. Fidler and Kristin Hughes
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2011, 24 (6) 768-771; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2011.06.100278
Ann L. McGaffey
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Ann L. McGaffey, Diane J. Abatemarco, Ilene Katz Jewell, Susan K. Fidler, Kristin Hughes
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2011, 24 (6) 768-771; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.06.100278

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2011, 24 (6) 768-771; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2011.06.100278
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