Michael Thomsen,* Luis Vitetta,† Mathias Schmidt,‡ Avni Sali§
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- 2 Graduate School of Integrative Medicine, Swinburne University, 9 Frederick Street, Hawthorne, VIC 3122
- 3 Society of Nutritional Medicine and Dietetics, Harsewinkel, Germany.
Correspondence: lvitetta@medicine.swin.edu.au
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