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The Effects of the Dietary Fibre Component Konjac-Glucomannan on Serum Cholesterol Levels of Hypercholesterolaemic Subjects

C.S. VenterDepartments of Home Economics and Dietetics
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H.S. KrugerDepartments of Home Economics and Dietetics
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H.H. VorsterDepartments of Home Economics and Dietetics
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W.J. SerfonteinPhysiology, Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education, Potchefstroom2520;Department of Chemical Pathology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria0001, South Africa
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J.B. UbbinkDepartment of Chemical Pathology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria0001, South Africa
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L.S. De VilliersDepartment of Chemical Pathology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria0001, South Africa
Pages 55-61 | Published online: 27 Sep 2017

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