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Characterisation of aflatoxin and deoxynivalenol exposure among pregnant Egyptian women

S. Piekkola Food and Health Research Centre, Department of Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, PO Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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P.C. Turner Molecular Epidemiology Unit, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Leeds Institute of Genetics, Health and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK; Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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M. Abdel-Hamid Viral Hepatitis Research Laboratory, National Hepatology & Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt; Faculty of Medicine, Minia University, Minia, Egypt
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S. Ezzat National Liver Institute, Menoufiya University, Menoufiya, Egypt
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M. El-Daly Viral Hepatitis Research Laboratory, National Hepatology & Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt
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S. El-Kafrawy Viral Hepatitis Research Laboratory, National Hepatology & Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt
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E. Savchenko Food and Health Research Centre, Department of Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, PO Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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T. Poussa STAT-Consulting, Nokia, Finland
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J.C.S. Woo Food Toxicology Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
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H. Mykkänen Food and Health Research Centre, Department of Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, PO Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland
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H. El-Nezami Food and Health Research Centre, Department of Clinical Nutrition, Institute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, University of Eastern Finland, PO Box 1627, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland; Food Toxicology Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 962-971 | Received 11 Jul 2011, Accepted 11 Jan 2012, Published online: 01 Mar 2012

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