ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This work was carried out in partial fulfilment of the requirement of the degree of Doctor of Public Health at the Faculty of Medicine of Columbia University, New York, N.Y., U.S.A. The author wishes to express his gratitude to the many people who have helped him in the achievement of this doctoral thesis. Particular thanks are extended to Dr. W.H. Sebrell, Jr., R.R. Williams Professor of Nutrition and Director of the Institute of Nutrition Sciences of Columbia University, 511 West, 166th street, New-York 32, N.Y., U.S.A.
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION: Purpose of the Study
A Preliminary Analysis of the Vietnamese Buddhist Vegetarian Diet
III. — Subject, Material and Method
CONCLUSION: Summary and Recommendation