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Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community Volume 46, 2018 - Issue 1: Exemplars of community-based research on Health Disparities
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Unpacking barriers to healthy lifestyles from the perspective of youth with disabilities and their parents

Yolanda Suarez-BalcazarDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Department of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Alexander Agudelo OrozcoDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Department of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Melina MateDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Department of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
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Claudia GarciaDepartment of Occupational Therapy, Department of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Pages 61-72 | Published online: 27 Dec 2017

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