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Redemption, defined as preparing and consuming the produce, reached 89.2% in groups receiving fresh produce or meal kits at home, compared with 28.3% in the voucher-and-market control group.","The study appeared in Frontiers in Public Health in September. Its findings concern food-prescription use in a small sample, not an equivalent reduction in disease. 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Data do anúncio usada por ausência de datas do ensaio.","tr":"Kaynağın tanımıyla ürünün hazırlanıp tüketilmesi. 67 kişilik çalışmadaki grup oranlarıdır; genel nüfus veya hastalık azalması değildir. 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