Functional biscuits and coronary heart disease risk factors

British Food Journal

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 260-267

  Boobier, Wyndham James ^a   Baker, Julien Steven ^a   Hullen, Dave ^b   Graham, Michael R ^a   Davies, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GLAMORGAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bakery products; Cardiovascular disease; Food products; Personal health

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847781229     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700710732574     Document Type: Article

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