Health and tree nuts: Scientific evidence of disease prevention

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 686, Issue , 2005, Pages 507-514

  Salas Salvado J ^a   Megias, I ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI SANT JOAN DE REUS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Cholesterol; Diabetes; Nutrition; Obesity; Tree nuts

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548594532     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2005.686.69     Document Type: Conference Paper

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