Clinical trial evidence and use of fish oil supplements

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 460-462

  Grey, Andrew ^a   Bolland, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; FISH OIL; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FACTIVA; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FISH OILS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84897699390     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.12765     Document Type: Article

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