Complementary and alternative medicine and cardiovascular disease: An evidence-based review

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Rabito, Matthew J ^a   Kaye, Alan David ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; ISOFLAVONE; SOYBEAN PROTEIN;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHELATION THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DIET THERAPY; EXERCISE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GARLIC; GINKGO BILOBA; HEART DEATH; HEART INFARCTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IRIDOLOGY; LEISURE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TAI CHI; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 84877966363     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/672097     Document Type: Review

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