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The Freshman 15: A Critical Time for Obesity Intervention or Media Myth?
dc.contributor.authorZagorsky, Jay L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Patricia K.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-12-05T18:32:16Z
dc.date.available2013-02-01T20:26:17Zen_US
dc.date.issued2011-12en_US
dc.identifier.citationZagorsky, Jay L.; Smith, Patricia K. (2011). "The Freshman 15: A Critical Time for Obesity Intervention or Media Myth? ." Social Science Quarterly 92(5): 1389-1407. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/88020>en_US
dc.identifier.issn0038-4941en_US
dc.identifier.issn1540-6237en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/88020
dc.publisherAmerican College Health Associationen_US
dc.publisherWiley Periodicals, Inc.en_US
dc.titleThe Freshman 15: A Critical Time for Obesity Intervention or Media Myth?en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelSocial Sciences (General)en_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelSocial Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.description.bitstreamurlhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/88020/1/ssqu823.pdf
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1540-6237.2011.00823.xen_US
dc.identifier.sourceSocial Science Quarterlyen_US
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