Eggs and dietary cholesterol - dispelling the myth

Nutrition Bulletin

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-70

  Gray, J ^a   Griffin, B ^b  

^a Registered Public Health Nutritionist   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 68849105498     PISSN: 14719827     EISSN: 14673010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-3010.2008.01735.x     Document Type: Article

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