Prevalence and risk factors associated with nutrition-related noncommunicable diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean region

scientific article published on 29 February 2012

Prevalence and risk factors associated with nutrition-related noncommunicable diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean region is …
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P356DOI10.2147/IJGM.S29663
P932PMC publication ID3295618
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P2093author name stringHazzaa M Al-Hazzaa
Abdulrahman O Musaiger
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P304page(s)199-217
P577publication date2012-02-29
P1433published inInternational Journal of General MedicineQ6051402
P1476titlePrevalence and risk factors associated with nutrition-related noncommunicable diseases in the Eastern Mediterranean region
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