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The effect of the Malaysian Food Guideline guidance on a group of overweight and obese women during Ramadan

Ismail Suriani, Khadijah Shamsuddin, Khalib Abdul Latif and Hazizi A. Saad
Saudi Medical Journal January 2015, 36 (1) 40-45; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2015.1.9661

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