European Journal of Epidemiology

, Volume 33, Issue 2, pp 137–140 | Cite as

Substitution analysis in nutritional epidemiology: proceed with caution

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Clinical and Translational Epidemiology UnitMassachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonUSA
  2. 2.Division of GastroenterologyMassachusetts General HospitalBostonUSA
  3. 3.Department of NutritionHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthBostonUSA
  4. 4.Department of EpidemiologyHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthBostonUSA
  5. 5.Channing Division of Network Medicine, Department of MedicineBrigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical SchoolBostonUSA

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