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Articles

Factors related to obesity and overweight among Black adolescent girls in the United States

, MSN, RNC-NIC, CPNP-PC, , PhD & , PhD, RN, FAAN
Pages 208-248 | Received 20 Feb 2015, Accepted 09 Dec 2015, Published online: 08 Apr 2016

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