Lowering cholesterol: A review on the role of plant sterols

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 218-221

  Clifton, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENT; PHYTOSTEROL;

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOOD; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; AUSTRALIA; CHOLESTEROL; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; PHYTOSTEROLS;

EID: 68349106972     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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