Slagter, Sandra N.
Corpeleijn, Eva
van der Klauw, Melanie M.
Sijtsma, Anna
Swart-Busscher, Linda G.
Perenboom, Corine W. M.
de Vries, Jeanne H. M.
Feskens, Edith J. M.
Wolffenbuttel, Bruce H. R.
Kromhout, Daan
van Vliet-Ostaptchouk, Jana V.
Article History
Received: 26 October 2017
Accepted: 4 January 2018
First Online: 12 February 2018
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