Assessing the Impacts of Local Hospital Food Procurement: Results from Vermont
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Assessing the Impacts of Local Hospital Food Procurement: Results from Vermont Florence Becot, MS; David Conner, PhD; Diane Imrie, MBA, RD; Ka e E man Research Specialist, Center for Rural Studies, University of Vermont, Burlington VT, USA Associate Professor, Department of Community Development and Applied Economics, University of Vermont, Burlington VT, USA Director Nutri on Services, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington VT, USA Graduate Student, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA
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تاریخ انتشار 2016