Minor Bioactive Olive Oil Components and Health: Key Data for Their Role in Providing Health Benefits in Humans

Olive and Olive Oil Bioactive Constituents

Volumn , Issue , 2015, Pages 31-52

  Covas, María Isabel ^a,b,c   Fitó, Montserrat ^b,c   De La Torre, Rafael ^c,d  

^a NUPROAS Handesbolag (NUPROAS HB)   (Sweden)

^b HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

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EID: 84967222548     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-1-63067-041-2.50008-2     Document Type: Chapter

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