American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 200, Issue 5 , Pages e65-e68 , May 2009

Self-perceptions of body size in women at an inner-city family-planning clinic

Received 8 August 2008 ,Revised 20 October 2008 ,Accepted 12 November 2008.

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PII: S0002-9378(08)02247-3

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.11.027

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 200, Issue 5 , Pages e65-e68 , May 2009