Nutrient and Chemical Composition of 13 Wild Plant Foods of Niger

Journal of Food Composition and Analysis

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 83-92

  Cook, Julia A ^a   Vanderjagt, Dorothy J ^a   Pastuszyn, Andrzej ^a   Mounkaila, Garba ^b   Glew, Robert S ^c   Millson, Mark ^d   Glew, Robert H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ ABDOU MOUMOUNI   (Niger)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

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EID: 0008686605     PISSN: 08891575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jfca.1999.0843     Document Type: Article

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