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Editorial
. 2012 May;112(5):614-6.
doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2012.02.008. Epub 2012 Apr 25.

Socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparity in Americans' adherence to federal dietary recommendations

Qi Zhang, Youfa Wang
Editorial

Socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparity in Americans' adherence to federal dietary recommendations

Qi Zhang et al. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2012 May.
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Figure 1. Individual level factors that affect dietary intake
*Adapted from Booth et al. (2001)
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