The navajo health and nutrition survey: Research that can make a difference

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 127, Issue 10 SUPPL., 1997, Pages

  Byers, Tim ^a   Hubbard, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; EATING HABIT; FOOD PREFERENCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030820437     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jn/127.10.2075s     Document Type: Article

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