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Nutritional Neuroscience
An International Journal on Nutrition, Diet and Nervous System
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The relationship between adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern during early pregnancy and behavioral, mood and cognitive development in children under 1 year of age: a prospective cohort study

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