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Assessment of vitamin D and vitamin A intake by female students at the United Arab Emirates University based on self-reported dietary and selected fortified food consumption

Louis C. Laleye Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food & Agriculture, U.A.E. University, Al Ain, United Arab EmiratesCorrespondence[email protected]
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Abdel Hamid Kerkadi Department of Health Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar
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Abdulkadar Ah. Wasesa Department of the President's Affairs, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Madduri V. Rao Department of the President's Affairs, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
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Adam Aboubacar Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food & Agriculture, U.A.E. University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
Pages 370-376 | Published online: 03 Dec 2010

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