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Bioavailability of Minerals and Trace Elements

Members of EC Flair Concerted Action No. 10: Measurements of micronutrient absorption and status*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2007

Susan Fairweather-Tait  and
Richard F. Hurrell
Susan Fairweather-Tait
Affiliation:
Institute of Food Research, Norwich Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UA, UK
Richard F. Hurrell
Affiliation:
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich, Laboratory for Human Nutrition, P. O. Box 474, 8803 Rüschlikon, Switzerland
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Nutrition Research Reviews , Volume 9 , Issue 1 , January 1996 , pp. 295 - 324
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