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Nutritional surveillance in Ireland: theory and practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Alan Kelly
Affiliation:
Department of Statistics, Trinity College, Dublin, Irish Republic
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Abstract

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Type
Symposium on ‘Recent Studies on Food and Nutrient Intake in Ireland’
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Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1990

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