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Energy and nutrients intake of Thai active duty army personnel at the Army Special Warfare Command Unit

Nantaporn Viravathana1, Prapaisri Sirichakwal

  • 1Department of Biochemistry, Phramongkutklao College of Medicine, Bangkok, Thailand. ntpornvv@pmk.ac.th

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet Thangphaet
|July 25, 2006
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