The National Diet-Heart Study: An Initial Report

Benjamin M. Baker; Ivan D. Frantz; Ancel Keys; Laurance W. Kinsell; Irvine H. Page; Jeremiah Stamler; Fredrick J. Stare

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The National Diet-Heart Study: An Initial Report

Benjamin M. Baker, Ivan D. Frantz, Ancel Keys, Laurance W. Kinsell, Irvine H. Page, Jeremiah Stamler, Fredrick J. Stare

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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	105-106
Number of pages	2
Journal	JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
Volume	185
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.1963.03060020065024
State	Published - Jul 13 1963

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