Tuck-shop purchasing practices of Grade 4 learners in Pietermaritzburg and childhood overweight and obesity
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2013;26(1) S Afr J Clin Nutr Wiles NL, PhD, RD(SA) Lecturer, Dietetics and Human Nutrition, University of KwaZulu-Natal Green JM, PhD Senior Research Associate, Rural Resource Management, University of KwaZulu-Natal Veldman FJ, PhD Associate Professor, Dietetics and Human Nutrition, University of KwaZulu-Natal Correspondence to: Nicky Wiles, e-mail: [email protected]
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