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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic quarantine on dietary behaviors and lifestyle of Saudi adults in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Eilaf H. Braiji, Eman A. Abduljawad and Amani A. Alrasheedi
Saudi Medical Journal August 2022, 43 (8) 907-914; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.8.20220217
Eilaf H. Braiji
From the Food and Nutrition Department (Braiji, Abduljawad, Alrasheedi), Faculty of Human Sciences and Design, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah; and form the Department of Food and Nutrition Department (Braiji), Taibah University, Al Madina Al Munawara, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Eman A. Abduljawad
From the Food and Nutrition Department (Braiji, Abduljawad, Alrasheedi), Faculty of Human Sciences and Design, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah; and form the Department of Food and Nutrition Department (Braiji), Taibah University, Al Madina Al Munawara, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Amani A. Alrasheedi
From the Food and Nutrition Department (Braiji, Abduljawad, Alrasheedi), Faculty of Human Sciences and Design, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah; and form the Department of Food and Nutrition Department (Braiji), Taibah University, Al Madina Al Munawara, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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