Dietary Fiber and the Relationship to Chronic Diseases

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 233-240

  Timm, Derek A ^a   Slavin, Joanne L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiovascular disease; chronic disease; dietary fiber; laxation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84990334175     PISSN: 15598276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1559827608314149     Document Type: Review

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