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Kkeli N, Michaelides MP. Differences between self-reports and measurements of weight in a Dutch sample. EUR J ENV PUBLIC HLT. 2023;7(3):em0134. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejeph/12781

APA

Kkeli, N., & Michaelides, M. P. (2023). Differences between self-reports and measurements of weight in a Dutch sample. European Journal of Environment and Public Health, 7(3), em0134. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejeph/12781

AMA

Kkeli N, Michaelides MP. Differences between self-reports and measurements of weight in a Dutch sample. EUR J ENV PUBLIC HLT. 2023;7(3), em0134. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejeph/12781

Chicago

Kkeli, Natalie, and Michalis P Michaelides. "Differences between self-reports and measurements of weight in a Dutch sample". European Journal of Environment and Public Health 2023 7 no. 3 (2023): em0134. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejeph/12781

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Kkeli, N., and Michaelides, M. P. (2023). Differences between self-reports and measurements of weight in a Dutch sample. European Journal of Environment and Public Health, 7(3), em0134. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejeph/12781

MLA

Kkeli, Natalie et al. "Differences between self-reports and measurements of weight in a Dutch sample". European Journal of Environment and Public Health, vol. 7, no. 3, 2023, em0134. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejeph/12781