Ambivalence toward healthy and unhealthy food and moderation by individual differences in restrained eating
@article{Norris2019AmbivalenceTH, title={Ambivalence toward healthy and unhealthy food and moderation by individual differences in restrained eating}, author={Catherine J. Norris and Elena Do and Emma Close and Sky Deswert}, journal={Appetite}, year={2019}, volume={140}, pages={309-317} }
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