Religiosity, dietary habit, intake of fruit and vegetable, and vegetarian status among Seventh-Day Adventists in West Malaysia.

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Published in J Behav Med on March 24, 2016

Authors

Min-Min Tan1, Carina K Y Chan2, Daniel D Reidpath3

Author Affiliations

1: Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University, Sunway Campus, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 46150, Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia. minmin.tan@gmail.com.
2: School of Psychology, Australian Catholic University, 1100 Nudgee Road, Banyo, QLD, 4014, Australia.
3: Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University, Sunway Campus, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, 46150, Bandar Sunway, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.

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