Maturitas
Volume 55, Issue 4 , Pages 338-347 , 20 November 2006

Nutrition education in postmenopausal women: Changes in dietary and cardiovascular indices

Received 7 January 2006 ,Revised 9 May 2006 ,Accepted 16 May 2006.

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PII: S0378-5122(06)00199-X

doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2006.05.006

Maturitas
Volume 55, Issue 4 , Pages 338-347 , 20 November 2006

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