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Poor Nutritional Habits: A Modifiable Predecessor of Chronic Illness? A North Carolina Family Medicine Research Network (NC-FM-RN) Study

Nicole D. Gaskins, Philip D. Sloane, C. Madeline Mitchell, Alice Ammerman, Scott B. Ickes and Christianna S. Williams
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2007, 20 (2) 124-134; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2007.02.060151
Nicole D. Gaskins
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Philip D. Sloane
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C. Madeline Mitchell
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Alice Ammerman
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2007, 20 (2) 124-134; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2007.02.060151

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Mar 2007, 20 (2) 124-134; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2007.02.060151
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