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International Journal of Circumpolar Health Volume 63, 2004 - Issue sup2
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Very high concentrations of n-3 fatty acids in peri-and postmenopausal Inuit women from Greenland

S. CôtéPublic Health Research Unit, CHUL Research Center , Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec (CHUQ), Ste-Foy, Canada
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S. DodinQuébec Menopause Center, SFA Research Center, CHUQ, Québec, Canada
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C. BlanchetPublic Health Research Unit, CHUL Research Center , Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec (CHUQ), Ste-Foy, Canada
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G. MulvadCenter of Primary Health Care, Queen Ingrid’s Hospital
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H. S. PedersenCenter of Primary Health Care, Queen Ingrid’s Hospital;Center for Arctic Environmental Medecine, Nuuk, Greenland
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B. J. HolubDepartment of Human Biology and Nutritional Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada.
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É. DewaillyPublic Health Research Unit, CHUL Research Center , Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec (CHUQ), Ste-Foy, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 298-301 | Published online: 01 Sep 2004

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