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Review
. 2008 Jan 15;178(2):181-2.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.071654.

Should patients with cardiovascular disease take fish oil?

Girish M Nair  1 , Stuart J Connolly
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Review

Should patients with cardiovascular disease take fish oil?

Girish M Nair et al. CMAJ. .
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