Is Measuring Serum Antioxidant Capacity Clinically Useful?
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Clinical Biochemistry: International Journal of Laboratory Medicine
سال: 1998
ISSN: 0004-5632,1758-1001
DOI: 10.1177/000456329803500105