Long-chain Omega-3 fatty acids eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid and blood pressure: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 885-896

  Miller, Paige E ^a   Van Elswyk, Mary ^b   Alexander, Dominik D ^a  

^a EXPONENT INC   (United States)

^b Van Elswyk Consulting Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

blood pressure; docosahexaenoic acid; eicosapentaenoic acid; fish oil; hypertension; meta analysis; omega 3; randomized controlled trials; systematic review

Indexed keywords

DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACID; ICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; DATA EXTRACTION; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SUPPLEMENTATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; ANIMAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFECTS; FISH; META ANALYSIS; PUBLISHING;

ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOCOSAHEXAENOIC ACIDS; EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID; FISHES; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PUBLICATION BIAS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84902507382     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajh/hpu024     Document Type: Article

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