Medicinal Uses of Vinegar

Complementary and Alternative Therapies and the Aging Population

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 433-443

  Johnston, Carol S ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84882916799     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-374228-5.00022-6     Document Type: Chapter

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