Are young arab women eating a healthy diet? A qualitative dietary study among college hostel students

Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 17-22

  Rasheed, Parveen ^a   Al Kunji, Aisha A ^a   Al Saffar, Basma M ^a   Al Abdul Karim, Hanan M ^a   Al Thawadi, Maysoon I ^a  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

College women; Dammam; Dietary habits; Saudi Arabia.

Indexed keywords

EID: 24744446453     PISSN: 22308229     EISSN: 2229340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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