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Why Don't Low-Income Mothers Worry About Their Preschoolers Being Overweight?
Anjali Jain, Susan N. Sherman, DPA; Leigh A. Chamberlin, Yvette Carter, Scott W. Powers and Robert C. Whitaker
Pediatrics May 2001, 107 (5) 1138-1146; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.107.5.1138
Anjali Jain
Susan N. Sherman
DPA; Leigh A. Chamberlin
Yvette Carter
Scott W. Powers

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Why Don't Low-Income Mothers Worry About Their Preschoolers Being Overweight?
Anjali Jain, Susan N. Sherman, DPA; Leigh A. Chamberlin, Yvette Carter, Scott W. Powers, Robert C. Whitaker
Pediatrics May 2001, 107 (5) 1138-1146; DOI: 10.1542/peds.107.5.1138
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