The Ketogenic Diet: Proposed Mechanisms of Action
β Scribed by Kirk Nylen; Sergei Likhodii; W. McIntyre Burnham
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 61 KB
- Volume
- 6
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1933-7213
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