Beneficial Effects of Magnesium Supplementation

Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 181-189

  Beckstrand, Renea L ^a   Pickens, Jann S ^a  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

censorship; democratization; internet; tiyong

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055105216     PISSN: 15332101     EISSN: 15523845     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2156587211401746     Document Type: Article

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