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Myers, V.H., Barbera, B.L. (2009). Adolescent Obesity: Review of the Treatment Literature. In: Handbook of Obesity Intervention for the Lifespan. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-78305-5_4

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