Beatriz Pereira, Pedro Rosário, Cátia Silva, Gabriela Figueiredo, José Carlos Núñez, Paula Magalhães
The Mediator and/or Moderator Role of Complexity of Knowledge about Healthy Eating and Self-Regulated Behavior on the Relation between Family's Income and Children's Obesity
International journal of environmental research and public health
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