Vascular and platelet effects of cocoa

Chocolate and Health

Volumn 9788847020382, Issue , 2012, Pages 103-113

  Sudano, Isabella ^a   Flammer, Andreas J ^b   Noll, Georg ^a   Corti, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (United States)

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EID: 84930826989     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-88-470-2038-2_8     Document Type: Chapter

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