Cardiovascular diseases and role of medicinal plants as a re-emerging health aid

Pharmacognosy Reviews

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 8-21

  Mueen Ahmed, K ^a   Khan, Mohammad ^b   Shivananda, B ^a  

^a AL AMEEN COLLEGE OF PHARMACY   (India)

^b NIRMA UNIVERSITY   (India)

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EID: 84861623887     PISSN: 09737847     EISSN: 09762787     Source Type: Journal    
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