Medicinal Use of Hempseeds (Cannabis sativa L.)

Nuts and Seeds in Health and Disease Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 637-646

  Leyva, Delfín Rodríguez ^a   McCullough, Richelle S ^b   Pierce, Grant N ^b  

^a VI Lenin University Hospital   (Cuba)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-375688-6.10074-X     Document Type: Chapter

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