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Original Article

Fruit and vegetable intake: vitamin C and β-carotene intake and serum concentrations in six-year-old children and their parents

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Pages 71-76 | Received 20 Jan 2006, Accepted 25 Apr 2006, Published online: 13 Dec 2016

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