Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 159-166 , September 2008

Psychosocial functioning and its impact on implementing behavioral interventions for childhood obesity

  • Meredith L. Dreyer

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics, Developmental and Behavioral Sciences, 2401 Gillham Rd., Kansas City, MO 64108, United States. Tel.: +1 816 983 6418; fax: +1 816 346 1382.
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  • Anna M. Egan

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doi: 10.1016/j.ppedcard.2008.05.007

Progress in Pediatric Cardiology
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 159-166 , September 2008

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