Nutrition
Volume 25, Issue 11 , Pages 1098-1099 , November 2009

Severe hypertriglyceridemia complicating pregnancy, management by dietary intervention and ω-3 fatty acid supplementation

  • M.A. Crook, B.Sc., M.B.B.S., M.A., Ph.D., F.R.C.Path., F.R.C.P.I., F.R.C.P.

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doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2009.05.002

Nutrition
Volume 25, Issue 11 , Pages 1098-1099 , November 2009

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