Correlations of transit time to a critical fecal weight (CFW) and to substances associated with dietary fiber

CRC Handbook of Dietary Fiber in Human Nutrition, Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages 253-256

  Spiller, Gene A ^a   Spiller, Monica ^a  

^a Sphera Foundation   (United States)

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