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Original Research

Dietary Adequacy among Rural Yup’ik Women in Western Alaska

, PhD, , MHS, , RD, , ND & , PhD
Pages 65-72 | Received 15 Oct 2013, Accepted 10 Jan 2014, Published online: 03 Feb 2015

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  • Received October 15, 2013; revision accepted January 10, 2014.

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