Sources of nutrients in the diets of adolescent Nigerians

Nutrition & Food Science

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 72-77

  Oguntona, Clara R B ^a   Apoyin, Monsurat ^a   Olateju, Anne Marie ^a  

^a University of Agriculture   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Diet; Nigeria; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 0242652560     PISSN: 00346659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00346659910254295     Document Type: Article

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