ISSN: 2228-5881 eISSN: 2251-7308

Adv Pharm Bull. 2018;8(4): 565-574. doi: 10.15171/apb.2018.065

PMID: 30607329 PMCID: PMC6311648

Review Article

Effects of Prebiotic and Synbiotic Supplementation on Glycaemia and Lipid Profile in Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Sepideh Mahboobi ¹ , Fatemeh Rahimi ², Sadegh Jafarnejad ³ *

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