A trial of omega-3 fatty acids for prevention of hypertension

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1041-1043

  Dokholyan, Rachel S ^a   Albert, Christine M ^b   Appel, Lawrence J ^b   Cook, Nancy R ^b   Whelton, Paul ^b   Hennekens, Charles H ^b  

^a DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; GAMMA LINOLENIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REDUCTION; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUPPLEMENTATION;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CAPSULES; DRUG COMBINATIONS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FEMALE; GAMMA-LINOLENIC ACID; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 1842789056     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.01.013     Document Type: Article

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