Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 182-191 , March 2012

Exposure to isoflavone-containing soy products and endothelial function: A Bayesian meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

  • D.P. Beavers

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistical Sciences, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
    • DP Beavers and KM Beavers contributed equally to this manuscript.
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  • K.M. Beavers

      Affiliations

    • The Section on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: J. Paul Sticht Center on Aging, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA. Tel.: +1 336 713 8529; fax: +1 336 713 8588.
    • DP Beavers and KM Beavers contributed equally to this manuscript.
    • ,
  • M. Miller

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
    • ,
  • J. Stamey

      Affiliations

    • Department of Statistical Sciences, Baylor University, Waco TX, USA
    • ,
  • M.J. Messina

      Affiliations

    • Nutrition Matters, Inc., Port Townsend, WA, USA

Received 20 January 2010 ,Revised 20 May 2010 ,Accepted 24 May 2010.

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PII: S0939-4753(10)00129-8

doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2010.05.007

Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 182-191 , March 2012

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