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. 2014 May 14;5(3):293-4.
doi: 10.3945/an.114.005892. Print 2014 May.

Comment on "Limitations of observational evidence: implications for evidence-based dietary recommendations". Reply to Ankarfeldt

Kevin C Maki  1 , Joanne L Slavin  2 , Tia M Rains  3 , Penny M Kris-Etherton  4
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Comment on "Limitations of observational evidence: implications for evidence-based dietary recommendations". Reply to Ankarfeldt

Kevin C Maki et al. Adv Nutr. .
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Author disclosures: K. C. Maki, T. M. Rains, and P. M. Kris-Etherton have received research funding support and/or consulting fees from The Beef Checkoff. J. L. Slavin, no conflicts of interest.

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