Role of garlic usage in cardiovascular disease prevention: An evidence-based approach

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Qidwai, Waris ^a   Ashfaq, Tabinda ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLICOR; ALLYL SULFIDE; BEZAFIBRATE; DIALLYL DISULPHIDE; DIALLYL TRISULPHIDE; GARLIC EXTRACT; GARLIC OIL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; SULFUR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DIET THERAPY; DRUG EFFICACY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD; GARLIC; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); METHODOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 84877292627     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/125649     Document Type: Review

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