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ArticleEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2018

Clinical Investigations of the Effect of

Seongil Kang, Sangyeol Song, Joosang Lee, Hyekyung Chang, Sanghun Lee

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Article in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Seongil KangJeju Institute of Korean Medicine, Republic of Korea.
Sangyeol SongJeju Institute of Korean Medicine, Republic of Korea.
Joosang LeeJeju Institute of Korean Medicine, Republic of Korea.
Hyekyung ChangDepartment of Surgery, College of Medicine, Kyunghee University, Republic of Korea.
Sanghun LeeDepartment of Medical Consilience, Graduate School, Dankook University, Republic of Korea.ORCID 0000-0002-0573-9555

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesSeveral experimental studies have reported antiobesity and lipid-improving effects of

methodsFor 118 patients with body mass index (BMI) > 23 who took

resultsMean age of these subjects was 53.8±10.6 years (range: 18-75 years). There were 88 (74.6%) females in the study sample (n = 118). A significant (

conclusionsThese results suggest that CUPP in practice could help weight control and improve total cholesterol level. Findings of this study provide clinical foundation for future large-scale trials to establish clinical benefits of CUPP.

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PMID30327679
PMCPMC6169216

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