Inadequate supplies of potassium and magnesium in relief food - implications and countermeasures

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Inadequate supplies of potassium and magnesium in relief food - implications and countermeasures. / Michaelsen, Kim F.; Clausen, Torben.

I: The Lancet, Bind 329, Nr. 8547, 1987, s. 1421-1423.

Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt

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Michaelsen, KF & Clausen, T 1987, 'Inadequate supplies of potassium and magnesium in relief food - implications and countermeasures', The Lancet, bind 329, nr. 8547, s. 1421-1423. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(87)90604-0

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Michaelsen, K. F., & Clausen, T. (1987). Inadequate supplies of potassium and magnesium in relief food - implications and countermeasures. The Lancet, 329(8547), 1421-1423. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(87)90604-0

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Michaelsen KF, Clausen T. Inadequate supplies of potassium and magnesium in relief food - implications and countermeasures. The Lancet. 1987;329(8547):1421-1423. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(87)90604-0

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Michaelsen, Kim F. ; Clausen, Torben. / Inadequate supplies of potassium and magnesium in relief food - implications and countermeasures. I: The Lancet. 1987 ; Bind 329, Nr. 8547. s. 1421-1423.

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