Fortification with vitamin D: Comparative study in the Saudi Arabian and US markets

Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 49-52

  Sadat Ali, Mir ^a   Al Elq, Abdulmohsen ^a   Al Farhan, Mohammed ^b   Sadat, Nazia ^c  

^a IMAM ABDULRAHMAN BIN FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Kaplan University   (United States)

Author keywords

Food; fortification; Saudi Arabia; United States; vitamin D

Indexed keywords

EID: 84896940304     PISSN: 22308229     EISSN: 2229340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/2230-8229.108186     Document Type: Article

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