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Editorial
. 2019 Mar 15;124(6):825-826.
doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.119.314752.

Nuts, Cardiovascular Health, and Diabetes

Ravi Shah  1 , Venkatesh Murthy  2 , Jane E Freedman  3
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Editorial

Nuts, Cardiovascular Health, and Diabetes

Ravi Shah et al. Circ Res. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Editorials; diabetes mellitus; diet; micronutrients; risk factors; weight loss.

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