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Safety Aspects of Fish Oils

Experiences with an n-3 Concentrate of Re-Esterified Triglycerides (Pikasol®)

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  1. Department of Haematology, Aalborg Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark

    Erik Berg Schmidt

  2. Department of Cardiology, Aalborg Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark

    Jørn Munkhof Møller

  3. Department of Clinical Chemistry, Aalborg Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark

    Niels Svaneborg

  4. Medi-Lab A/S, 7, Adelgade, DK-1304, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Jørn Dyerberg

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Schmidt, E.B., Møller, J.M., Svaneborg, N. et al. Safety Aspects of Fish Oils. Drug Invest 7, 215–220 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03257413

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