Effectiveness of cinnamon for lowering hemoglobin A1C in patients with type 2 diabetes: A randomized, controlled trial

Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 507-512

  Crawford, Paul ^a  

^a Mike o'Callaghan Federal Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CINNAMON EXTRACT; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CINNAMOMUM ZEYLANICUM; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; FLORIDA; HEMOGLOBIN A, GLYCOSYLATED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349140462     PISSN: 15572625     EISSN: 15587118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2009.05.080093     Document Type: Article

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