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Nutrigenomics, individualism and public health. / Chadwick, Ruth.
In: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, Vol. 63, No. 1, 02.2004, p. 161-166.

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Chadwick, R 2004, 'Nutrigenomics, individualism and public health.', Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, vol. 63, no. 1, pp. 161-166. https://doi.org/10.1079/PNS2003329

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Chadwick, R. (2004). Nutrigenomics, individualism and public health. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 63(1), 161-166. https://doi.org/10.1079/PNS2003329

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Chadwick R. Nutrigenomics, individualism and public health. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 2004 Feb;63(1):161-166. doi: 10.1079/PNS2003329

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Chadwick, Ruth. / Nutrigenomics, individualism and public health. In: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 2004 ; Vol. 63, No. 1. pp. 161-166.

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