Contribution of nutrition to the health transition in developing countries: a framework for research and intervention.

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Published in Nutr Rev on November 01, 1999

Authors

H H Vorster1, L T Bourne, C S Venter, W Oosthuizen

Author Affiliations

1: School of Physiology, Nutrition and Family Ecology, PU vir CHO, Potchefstroom, South Africa.

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