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Research Article

Citrate: a Component of Bile and Calcium Chelator in Gallbladder Disease

Luis Vitetta Graduate School of Integrative Medicine, Swinburne University, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia
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Avni Sali Graduate School of Integrative Medicine, Swinburne University, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia
Pages 199-207 | Published online: 13 Jul 2009

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