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Editorial
. 2017 Nov;5(21):429.
doi: 10.21037/atm.2017.08.34.

Fasting and engineered diets as powerful tool in the medical practice: an old approach in the new era

Concetta Panebianco  1 , Adele Potenza  2 , Valerio Pazienza  1
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Editorial

Fasting and engineered diets as powerful tool in the medical practice: an old approach in the new era

Concetta Panebianco et al. Ann Transl Med. 2017 Nov.
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