Diet, genetics, and disease: A focus on the Middle East and North Africa region

Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Fahed, Akl C ^a   El Hage Sleiman, Abdul Karim M ^b   Farhat, Theresa I ^b   Nemer, Georges M ^b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

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EID: 84873817273     PISSN: 20900724     EISSN: 20900732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/109037     Document Type: Review

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