Rebuttal to comment from Demonty et al. (2011)

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 85, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 189-193

  Musa Veloso, Kathy ^a   Poon, Theresa H ^a  

^a Cantox Health Sciences International   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN B; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; PHYTOSTEROL; PLACEBO; STANOL ESTER;

CONFLICT OF INTEREST; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG CLASSIFICATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; LETTER; LOW DRUG DOSE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; STUDY DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; CHOLESTEROL, LDL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; MALE; STEROLS;

EID: 80052264677     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: 15322823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plefa.2011.07.003     Document Type: Letter

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