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- 515
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- 7528
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- 518-522
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David Tilman,
Michael Clark
(2014).
Global diets link environmental sustainability and human health.
Nature
, 515
(7528)
, 518-522.
https://doi.org/10.1038/nature13959
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- 10.1038/nature13959