Metabolic syndrome: A proprietary extract of cissus quadrangularis formulation in the management of metabolic syndrome, weight loss, and central obesity

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 228-230

  Ross, Stephanie Maxine ^a  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; TRACE ELEMENT;

ABDOMINAL OBESITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CISSUS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; CISSUS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MICRONUTRIENTS; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY, ABDOMINAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864566374     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HNP.0b013e31825b192a     Document Type: Article

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