Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (1990), 49:239-245 Cambridge University Press

Copyright © The Nutrition Society 1990

doi:10.1079/PNS19900027

Symposium on ‘Micronutrients and free radicals’

Iron free radicals and arthritis

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