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Consumption and correlates of sweet foods, carbonated beverages, and energy drinks among primary school children in Saudi Arabia

Ali Saad R. Alsubaie
Saudi Medical Journal October 2017, 38 (10) 1045-1050; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2017.10.19849

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