Physical fitness and health-related parameters in Flemish life-long vegetarians: a pilot study

Nutrition & Food Science

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 29-41

  Clarys, Peter ^a   Deriemaeker, Peter ^a   Hebbelinck, Marcel ^a   Bosmans, David ^a   Bertier, Bjorn ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Diet; Fitness; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986082108     PISSN: 00346659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00346650410516207     Document Type: Article

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