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Religion, diet and research

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2007

Joan Sabaté
Joan Sabaté*
Affiliation:
Department of NutritionSchool of Public HealthLoma Linda UniversityLoma LindaCA 92350USA
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jsabate@sph.illu.edu
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Information
British Journal of Nutrition , Volume 92 , Issue 2 , August 2004 , pp. 199 - 201
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 2004

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