Recommending vitamin A-rich foods in southern Thailand

Food and Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 238-242

  Chittchang, Uraiporn ^b   Jittinandana, Sitima ^b   Sungpuag, Pongtorn ^b   Chavasit, Visith ^b   Wasantwisut, Emorn ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NONE

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Indexed keywords

FOOD SUPPLY; NUTRITION; PROTEIN;

THAILAND;

EID: 0033508576     PISSN: 03795721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/156482659902000210     Document Type: Article

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