The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 147, Issue 4 , Pages 443-450 , October 2005

Health-Related Quality of Life in Overweight and Nonoverweight Black and White Adolescents

Received 20 December 2004 ,Revised 27 April 2005 ,Accepted 31 May 2005.

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 Ms. Fallon and Dr. Tanofsky-Kraff contributed equally to this work.Dr Yanovski is a Commissioned Officer in the United States Public Health Service, DHHS.This research was supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (Z01-HD-00641) and the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities, NIH, DHHS.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2005.05.039

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 147, Issue 4 , Pages 443-450 , October 2005

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