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Relazioni familiari nell’obesità infantile e adolescenziale

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  1. Facoltà di Psicologia, Università Cattolica, Milano

    Enrico Molinari & Angelo Compare

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    Enrico Molinari & Angelo Compare

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    Claudio Maffeis

  3. Facoltà di Psicologia, Università Cattolica di Milano, Milano

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Molinari, E., Compare, A., Valtorta, L. (2006). Relazioni familiari nell’obesità infantile e adolescenziale. In: Giovannini, M., Maffeis, C., Molinari, E., Scaglioni, S. (eds) Salute & equilibrio nutrizionale. Springer, Milano. https://doi.org/10.1007/88-470-0450-0_6

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