Usefulness of omega-3 fatty acids and the prevention of coronary heart disease

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 96, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 1521-1529

  Harper, Charles R ^a   Jacobson, Terry A ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; FISH OIL; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LINOLEIC ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SUDDEN DEATH; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CORONARY DISEASE; FATTY ACIDS, OMEGA-3; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28044446988     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2005.07.071     Document Type: Review

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