How good is the evidence for the lipid hypothesis?

Lipid Technology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 39-41

  Stanley, John ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b Lincoln Edge Nutrition   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; CHOLESTEROL LEVELS; COHORT STUDIES; CONTROLLED TRIAL; CORONARY HEART DISEASE; HEALTH-STUDY; STATINS;

CHOLESTEROL;

HEALTH RISKS;

EID: 77953529319     PISSN: 0956666X     EISSN: 18635377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/lite.200900076     Document Type: Article

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