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Original Articles

Dietary exposure of secondary school students in Hong Kong to benzoic acid in prepackaged non-alcoholic beverages

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Pages 12-16 | Received 10 Apr 2008, Accepted 08 Jun 2008, Published online: 07 Oct 2010

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