Cholesterol-lowering foods and reduction in serum cholesterol levels: Reply

JAMA

Volumn 306, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 2218-

  Ramprasath, Vanu ^a   Jones, Peter J H ^a   Frohlich, Jiri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; PHYTOSTEROL; SITOSTEROL;

ATHEROGENESIS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; VEGETARIAN DIET;

EID: 81855211679     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.1720     Document Type: Letter

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