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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2007

Alan A Jackson  and
Ann Ashworth
Alan A Jackson
Affiliation:
Professor, Institute of Human NutritionUniversity of Southampton, Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Road, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
Ann Ashworth*
Affiliation:
Professor, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK
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*Email: [email protected]
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Public Health Nutrition , Volume 9 , Issue 5 , August 2006 , pp. 659 - 660
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