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Micronutrient intake and psychological performance of schoolchildren: consideration of the value of calculated nutrient intakes for the assessment of micronutrient status in children

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Susan Southon
Affiliation:
AFRC Institute of Food Research, Norwich Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UA
A. J. A. Wright
Affiliation:
AFRC Institute of Food Research, Norwich Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UA
P. M. Finglas
Affiliation:
AFRC Institute of Food Research, Norwich Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UA
Angela L. Bailey
Affiliation:
AFRC Institute of Food Research, Norwich Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UA
Joanne L. Belsten
Affiliation:
AFRC Institute of Food Research, Norwich Laboratory, Norwich Research Park, Colney, Norwich NR4 7UA
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Symposium on ‘Nutrition and cognitive efficiency’
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1992

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