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Harvest for health gardening intervention feasibility study in cancer survivors

Cindy K. BlairDepartment of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Avi Madan-SwainUAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA;Department of Pediatrics – Hematology/Oncology, UAB, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Julie L. LocherUAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA;Department of Medicine – Gerontology, UAB, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Renee A. DesmondUAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA;Department of Medicine – Preventive Medicine, UAB, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Jennifer de Los SantosUAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA;Department of Radiation Oncology, UAB, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Olivia AffusoDepartment of Epidemiology, UAB, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Tony GloverAlabama Cooperative Extension System, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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Kerry SmithAlabama Cooperative Extension System, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama, USA
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Joseph CarleySchool of Medicine, UAB, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Mindy LipsitzSchool of Medicine, UAB, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Ayushe SharmaSchool of Medicine, UAB, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Helen KrontirasUAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA;Department of Surgery, UAB, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Alan CantorUAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USA;Department of Medicine – Preventive Medicine, UAB, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Wendy Demark-WahnefriedDepartment of Nutrition Sciences, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, Alabama, USA;UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, Birmingham, Alabama, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1110-1118 | Received 17 Nov 2012, Accepted 19 Jan 2012, Published online: 26 Feb 2013

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