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Editorial
. 2007 May 19;334(7602):1015-6.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.39212.592477.BE.

Functional foods

Editorial

Functional foods

Tim Lang. BMJ. .

Abstract

Their long term impact and marketing need to be monitored

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: TL is chair of the UK Co-operative Group's Responsible Retailing Advisory Group.

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