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. 1981 Nov 28;283(6304):1435. doi: 10.1136/bmj.283.6304.1435

Meal frequency and duration of overnight fast: a role in gall-stone formation?

J P Capron, J Delamarre, M A Herve, J L Dupas, P Poulain, P Descombes
PMCID: PMC1507619  PMID: 6797572

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Selected References

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