Calorie or Carbohydrate Restriction? The Ketogenic Diet as Another Option for Supportive Cancer Treatment
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عنوان ژورنال: The Oncologist
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1083-7159,1549-490X
DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2013-0032