Vitamin-mineral supplements and intelligence
Proceedings of The Nutrition SocietyPublished 1 December 1992Open access
David Benton
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Is it likely that sub-clinical deficiencies of micronutrients exist in Western industrialized societies to the extent that psychological functioning is disrupted?
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