Boron

Encyclopedia of Dietary Supplements

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 55-63

  Hunt, Curtiss D ^a  

^a GRAND FORKS HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1081/E-EDS-120022406     Document Type: Chapter

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