Research ArticleOriginal Research

A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Food Insecurity and Dyslipidemia

Daniel J. Arenas, Sourik Beltrán, Canada Montgomery, Marissa Pharel, Itzel Lopez-Hinojosa, Gilberto Vilá-Arroyo and Horace M. DeLisser
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2022, 35 (4) 656-667; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2022.04.210413

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