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Hendricks, M.K., Hussey, G. (2004). The Field Assessment of Nutrition. In: Gershwin, M.E., Nestel, P., Keen, C.L. (eds) Handbook of Nutrition and Immunity. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-790-1_2
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