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Brain foods - the role of diet in brain performance and health. / Ekstrand, Bo ; Scheers, Nathalie; Rasmussen, Martin Krøyer et al.

In: Nutrition Reviews, Vol. 79, No. 6, nuaa091, 06.2021, p. 693-708.

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Ekstrand, B, Scheers, N, Rasmussen, MK, Young, JF, B. Ross, A & Landberg, R 2021, 'Brain foods - the role of diet in brain performance and health', Nutrition Reviews, vol. 79, no. 6, nuaa091, pp. 693-708. https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuaa091

APA

Ekstrand, B., Scheers, N., Rasmussen, M. K., Young, J. F., B. Ross, A., & Landberg, R. (2021). Brain foods - the role of diet in brain performance and health. Nutrition Reviews, 79(6), 693-708. [nuaa091]. https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuaa091

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Ekstrand B, Scheers N, Rasmussen MK, Young JF, B. Ross A, Landberg R. 2021. Brain foods - the role of diet in brain performance and health. Nutrition Reviews. 79(6):693-708. https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuaa091

MLA

Ekstrand, Bo et al. "Brain foods - the role of diet in brain performance and health". Nutrition Reviews. 2021, 79(6). 693-708. https://doi.org/10.1093/nutrit/nuaa091

Vancouver

Ekstrand B, Scheers N, Rasmussen MK, Young JF, B. Ross A, Landberg R. Brain foods - the role of diet in brain performance and health. Nutrition Reviews. 2021 Jun;79(6):693-708. nuaa091. doi: 10.1093/nutrit/nuaa091

Author

Ekstrand, Bo ; Scheers, Nathalie ; Rasmussen, Martin Krøyer et al. / Brain foods - the role of diet in brain performance and health. In: Nutrition Reviews. 2021 ; Vol. 79, No. 6. pp. 693-708.

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