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Comment
. 2018 Aug;18(6):603-604.
doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2018.01.016. Epub 2018 Feb 5.

Prenatal Material Hardship and the Internal Locus of Control Over the Prevention of Child Obesity: Progress Report

Rachel S Gross  1 , Alan L Mendelsohn  2 , Mary Jo Messito  3
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Prenatal Material Hardship and the Internal Locus of Control Over the Prevention of Child Obesity: Progress Report

Rachel S Gross et al. Acad Pediatr. 2018 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: child obesity; infancy; pregnancy; prevention; social determinants of health.

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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