The use of dietary supplements among Finnish adults

Scandinavian Journal of Nutrition/Naringsforskning

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-17

  Kaartinen, Pirjo ^b   Ovaskainen, Marja Leena ^a   Pietinen, Pirjo ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MINERAL; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FINLAND; HUMAN;

EID: 0030895824     PISSN: 11026480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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