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The Epidemiology of Vegetarianism and Health

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 December 2007

Margaret Thorogood
Margaret Thorogood
Affiliation:
Health Promotion Sciences Unit, Department of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WCIE 7HT
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Research Article
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Nutrition Research Reviews , Volume 8 , Issue 1 , January 1995 , pp. 179 - 192
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1995

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