The people's league of health trial

Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 44-45

  Olsen, Sjúrour Fróoi ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF EPIDEMIOLOGY RESEARCH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; SHORT SURVEY; TOXEMIA; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 33644786170     PISSN: 01410768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.99.1.44     Document Type: Short Survey

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