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Field Notes:* Evaluation of the impacts of a community garden program for veterans on food security and indicators of healthy diets.

Karen Besterman-Dahana Research Service, James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital & Clinics, Tampa, Florida, USA;b Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USAView further author information
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Nora B. Arriolaa Research Service, James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital & Clinics, Tampa, Florida, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Sarah E. Bradleya Research Service, James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital & Clinics, Tampa, Florida, USA;b Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USAView further author information
Pages 442-445 | Published online: 17 Feb 2021

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