Nuts consumption pattern among Malaysian adults: A socio-demographic and dietary behaviour perspective

International Food Research Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 319-328

  Leong, Y H ^a   Ismail, N ^a   Latiff, A A ^b   Nurul Izzah, A ^c   Narazah, M Y ^d   Nurul Ain, A B ^b  

^a Universiti Sains Malaysia   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^c INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

^d ADVANCED MEDICAL AND DENTAL INSTITUTE   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Consumption pattern; Food frequency questionnaire; Nuts

Indexed keywords

EID: 78449260880     PISSN: 19854668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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