Plant sterol and stanol margarines and health

British Medical Journal

Volumn 320, Issue 7238, 2000, Pages 861-864

  Malcolm, Law ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MARGARINE; PHYTOSTEROL; STANOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT SURVEY;

ADULT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIET; HUMANS; INTESTINAL ABSORPTION; MARGARINE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOSTEROLS;

EID: 0034712522     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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