Summary: The clinical and nutritional importance of chromium – Still debated after 50 years of research

The Nutritional Biochemistry of Chromium (III)

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 265-276

  Nielsen, Forrest H ^a  

^a GRAND FORKS HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84882862160     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-044453071-4/50014-X     Document Type: Chapter

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