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Research Article

Black Tea Represents a Major Source of Dietary Phenolics Among Regular Tea Drinkers

A.R. Rechner Centre for Age-Related Diseases, Guy's, King's and St Thomas's School of Biomedical Sciences, King's College London, Guy's Campus, Hodgkin Building--3rd floor, London SE1 9RT, UK
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E. Wagner Centre for Age-Related Diseases, Guy's, King's and St Thomas's School of Biomedical Sciences, King's College London, Guy's Campus, Hodgkin Building--3rd floor, London SE1 9RT, UK
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L. van Buren Unilever Health Institute, P.O. Box 114, 3100 AC, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
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F. van de Put Unilever Health Institute, P.O. Box 114, 3100 AC, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
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S. Wiseman Unilever Health Institute, P.O. Box 114, 3100 AC, Vlaardingen, The Netherlands
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C.A. Rice-Evans Centre for Age-Related Diseases, Guy's, King's and St Thomas's School of Biomedical Sciences, King's College London, Guy's Campus, Hodgkin Building--3rd floor, London SE1 9RT, UK
Pages 1127-1135 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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