Fish for a healthy heart

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 103, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 315-317

  Rafflenbeul, Wolf ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

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EID: 0035533367     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1438-9312(200105)103:5<315::AID-EJLT315>3.0.CO;2-H     Document Type: Article

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