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- 1988
- Type
- article
- Volume
- 20
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 23-29
- Citations
- 23
- Access
- Closed
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Nancy D. Ernst,
James I. Cleeman
(1988).
Reducing high blood cholesterol levels: Recommendations from the national cholesterol education program.
Journal of Nutrition Education
, 20
(1)
, 23-29.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0022-3182(88)80297-8
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- 10.1016/s0022-3182(88)80297-8