Plant-based dietary patterns in the control of obesity and cardiovascular risk

Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 9-15

  Dewell, Antonella ^a   Ornish, Dean ^b  

^a Preventive Medicine Research Institute   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 77953377115     PISSN: 19329520     EISSN: 19329563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12170-007-0003-y     Document Type: Article

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