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Garcia-Alvarez, A., Roman-Viñas, B., Vargas-Murga, L., Ribas-Barba, L., Serra-Majem, L. (2018). Assessment of Food Supplements Containing Botanicals in Epidemiological Research. In: Restani, P. (eds) Food Supplements Containing Botanicals: Benefits, Side Effects and Regulatory Aspects. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62229-3_3

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