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Dietary exposure to aluminium of the Hong Kong population

Waiky W.K. Wong Risk Assessment Section, Centre for Food Safety, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, 43/F Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong, China
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Stephen W.C. Chung Food Research Laboratory, Centre for Food Safety, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, Hong Kong, China
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K.P. Kwong Food Research Laboratory, Centre for Food Safety, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, Hong Kong, China
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Yuk Yin Ho Risk Assessment Section, Centre for Food Safety, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, 43/F Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong, China
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Ying Xiao Risk Assessment Section, Centre for Food Safety, Food and Environmental Hygiene Department, 43/F Queensway Government Offices, 66 Queensway, Hong Kong, China; Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 457-463 | Received 06 Sep 2009, Accepted 13 Nov 2009, Published online: 16 Mar 2010

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