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Mineral content of culinary and medicinal plants cultivated by Hmong refugees living in Sacramento, California

Jan L. Corlett Graduate Group in Geography
,
Michael S. Clegg Department of Nutrition, University of California One Peter J. Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
,
Carl L. Keen Department of Nutrition, University of California One Peter J. Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, USA
&
Louis E. Grivetti Graduate Group in Geography
Pages 117-128 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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