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A critical evaluation of the application of biomarkers in epidemiological studies on diet and health

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

C. P. Wild ,
C. Andersson ,
N. M. O'Brien ,
L. Wilson  and
J. A. Woods
C. P. Wild*
Affiliation:
Molecular Epidemiology Unit, Academic Unit of Epidemiology and Health Services Research School of Medicine, University of Leeds, UK
C. Andersson
Affiliation:
National Food Administration, Box 622, S-751 26 Uppsala, Sweden
N. M. O'Brien
Affiliation:
Department of Food Science and Technology, University College, Cork, Ireland
L. Wilson
Affiliation:
Central Science Laboratory, Sand Hutton, York, UK
J. A. Woods
Affiliation:
Department of Food Science and Technology, University College, Cork, Ireland
*
*Corresponding author: Dr C. P. Wild, fax +44(0) 113 233 6603, email [email protected]
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British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 86 , Issue S1 , August 2001 , pp. S37 - S53
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