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    Ross C. Brownson PhD

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Ford, E.G., Veur, S.S.V., Foster, G.D. (2007). Obesity Prevention in School and Group Child Care Settings. In: Kumanyika, S., Brownson, R.C. (eds) Handbook of Obesity Prevention. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-47860-9_16

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