Can dietary interventions change diet and cardiovascular risk factors? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

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Published in Am J Public Health on September 01, 1997

Authors

E Brunner1, I White, M Thorogood, A Bristow, D Curle, M Marmot

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1: Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, England.

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