The nutrient-toxin dosage continuum in human evolution and modern health

Quarterly Review of Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 273-289

  Gerber, Linda M ^a   Williams, George C ^b   Gray, Sandra J ^c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 0033199221     PISSN: 00335770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/393162     Document Type: Review

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