Gut Microbiome Imbalance: Pathways to Weight Gain and Illness

Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 160-162

  Mullin, Gerard E ^a  

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EID: 84939458292     PISSN: 10762809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/act.2015.29010.gem     Document Type: Article

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