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Determinants of aflatoxin M1 in breast milk in a selected group of Egyptian mothers

Nektaria Polychronaki Department of Clinical Nutrition; Food and Health Research Centre (ETTK), University of Kuopio, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Paul C. Turner Molecular Epidemiology Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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Hannu Mykkänen Department of Clinical Nutrition
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Yunyun Gong Molecular Epidemiology Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
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Hassan Amra Department of Food Toxicology and Contaminants, National Research Centre, Dokki, Egypt
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Mosaad Abdel-Wahhab Department of Food Toxicology and Contaminants, National Research Centre, Dokki, Egypt
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Hani El-Nezami Department of Clinical Nutrition; Food and Health Research Centre (ETTK), University of Kuopio, Finland
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Pages 700-708 | Received 28 Nov 2005, Accepted 08 Feb 2006, Published online: 20 Feb 2007

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