It is important to control for confounders when examining the role of diet in cardiovascular disease prevention

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Sevket Balta et al. Clinics (Sao Paulo). 2013 Apr.

. 2013 Apr;68(4):575.

doi: 10.6061/clinics/2013(04)22.

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