Plant sterol and stanol esters

Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 368-373

  Caswell, H ^a   Denny, A ^a   Lunn, J ^a  

^a BRITISH NUTRITION FOUNDATION   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 56049090310     PISSN: 14719827     EISSN: 14673010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-3010.2008.00740.x     Document Type: Review

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