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Atkins and other low-carbohydrate diets: hoax or an effective tool for weight loss?
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Metadata
- Authors
- Astrup, A., Larsen, T. M., & Harper, A.
- Venue
- The Lancet
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2004-09
- Volume
- 364
- Issue
- 9437
- Pages
- 897-899
- ISSN
- 0099-5355 (ISSN-L)
- 0140-6736
- OpenAlex
- W2149677117
- Cited by
- 421
- References
- 10
- FWCI
- 21.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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