Old study sheds new light on the fatty acids and cardiovascular health debate

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 346, Issue 7894, 2013, Pages

  Calder, Philip C ^a  

^a SOUTHAMPTON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; LINOLEIC ACID; OMEGA 6 FATTY ACID; SAFFLOWER OIL; SATURATED FATTY ACID;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MORTALITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIETARY INTAKE; EDITORIAL; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FAT INTAKE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CORONARY DISEASE; HUMANS; LINOLEIC ACID; MALE; PLANT OILS; SECONDARY PREVENTION;

EID: 84873615780     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f493     Document Type: Editorial

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