Minor dietary factors in relation to coronary heart disease - Flavonoids, isoflavones and boron

Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 173-180

  Samman, Samir ^a   Lyons Wall, Philippa M ^a   Cook, Nathalie C ^a   Naghii, Mohammad R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Boron; Coronary heart disease; Diet; Flavonoids; Isoflavones

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030475173     PISSN: 09120009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3164/jcbn.20.173     Document Type: Review

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