Persistent citation of the only published randomised controlled trial of Omega-3 supplementation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease six years after its retraction

Publications

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 17-26

  Fulton, Ashley S ^a   Coates, Alison M ^a   Williams, Marie T ^a   Howe, Peter R C ^a,b   Hill, Alison M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

COPD; Omega 3; Retracted literature

Indexed keywords

EID: 85058679601     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23046775     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/publications3010017     Document Type: Article

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