The health benefits of a vegetarian diet

Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 64-68

  Hart, Jane ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 67749091042     PISSN: 10762809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/act.2009.15202     Document Type: Article

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