Pomegranate: Its role in cardiovascular health

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 195-197

  Ross, Stephanie Maxine ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BEVERAGE; CAROTID ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT SEED; POMEGRANATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TUNICA MEDIA;

ANTIOXIDANTS; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BEVERAGES; CAROTID STENOSIS; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PUNICACEAE; SEEDS; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 67650354847     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0b013e3181a39f3f     Document Type: Article

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