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Comment
. 2020 Sep 1;112(3):501-502.
doi: 10.1093/ajcn/nqaa165.

Absence of evidence is no evidence for absence of the phenomenon

Klaas R Westerterp  1
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Absence of evidence is no evidence for absence of the phenomenon

Klaas R Westerterp. Am J Clin Nutr. .
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