Modeling Expert Opinions on Food Healthfulness: A Nutrition Metric
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Modeling expert opinions on food healthfulness: a nutrition metric.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Dietetic Association
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0002-8223
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2009.03.009