Addressing the public health burden caused by the nutrition transition through the Healthy Foods North nutrition and lifestyle intervention programme
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0952-3871
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277x.2010.01107.x