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Measuring Capability for Healthy Diet and Physical Activity

Robert L. Ferrer, Inez Cruz, Sandra Burge, Bryan Bayles and Martha I. Castilla
The Annals of Family Medicine January 2014, 12 (1) 46-56; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.1580
Robert L. Ferrer
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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Inez Cruz
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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Sandra Burge
1Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas
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Bryan Bayles
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Martha I. Castilla
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Robert L. Ferrer, Inez Cruz, Sandra Burge, Bryan Bayles, Martha I. Castilla
The Annals of Family Medicine Jan 2014, 12 (1) 46-56; DOI: 10.1370/afm.1580

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