Public Health
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Role of personal factors in women's self-reported weight management behaviour

  • P. Butler
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  • D. Mellor

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Received 28 September 2004 ,Revised 3 May 2005 ,Accepted 25 November 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2005.11.006

Public Health
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