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Do healthier foods cost more in Saudi Arabia than less healthier options?

Ibrahim M. Gosadi, Muner A. Alshehri and Saud H. Alawad
Saudi Medical Journal September 2016, 37 (9) 1015-1021; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.9.14077
Ibrahim M. Gosadi
From the Prince Sattam Chair for Epidemiology and Public Health Research, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Muner A. Alshehri
From the Prince Sattam Chair for Epidemiology and Public Health Research, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Saud H. Alawad
From the Prince Sattam Chair for Epidemiology and Public Health Research, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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