Medical Foods for Lowering Homocysteine in Hypertensive Patients

Overview

Journal J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)

Specialty Cardiology & Vascular Diseases

Date 2022 Dec 15

PMID 36519215

Authors

Merrill F Elias

Craig J Brown

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