Body Image and Weight Gain Concerns of Pregnant Adolescents in a Municipality of Maranhão State

January 2023 in “ Brazilian Journals Editora eBooks ”

Marluce Alves Coutinho, Hellen de Paula Ferreira Aguiar, Bruna Renata Fernandes Pires, Maria Patrícia Rodrigues Santos Barroso, Stefanie Mendes Quirino, Eliete Costa Oliveira, Maria Milena Bezerra Sousa, Josenilde Sousa e Silva, Ana Gabriella Magalhães de Amorim dos Santos, Juliana Moreira da Silva Cruvel

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