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Public and health professionals’ misconceptions about the dynamics of body weight gain/loss

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  • Tarek Abdel-Hamid
  • Felix Ankel
  • Michele Battle-Fisher
  • Bryan Gibson
  • Gilberto Gonzalez-Parra
  • Mohammad Jalali
  • Kirsikka Kaipainen
  • Nishan Kalupahana
  • Ozge Karanfil
  • Achla Marathe
  • Brian Martinson
  • Karma McKelvey
  • Suptendra Nath Sarbadhikari
  • Stephen Pintauro
  • Patrick Poucheret
  • Nicolaas Pronk
  • Ying Qian
  • Edward Sazonov
  • Kim Van Oorschot
  • Akshay Venkitasubramanian
  • Philip Murphy

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  • Tarek Abdel-Hamid & Felix Ankel & Michele Battle-Fisher & Bryan Gibson & Gilberto Gonzalez-Parra & Mohammad Jalali & Kirsikka Kaipainen & Nishan Kalupahana & Ozge Karanfil & Achla Marathe & Brian Mart, 2014. "Public and health professionals’ misconceptions about the dynamics of body weight gain/loss," System Dynamics Review, System Dynamics Society, vol. 30(1-2), pages 58-74, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:sysdyn:v:30:y:2014:i:1-2:p:58-74
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