Comfrey herb tea-induced hepatic veno-occlusive disease

The American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 1989, Pages 97-99

  Bach, Nancy ^a,b   Thung, Swan N ^a,b   Schaffner, Fenton ^a,b  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMFREY; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOID;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIVER; LIVER BIOPSY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VEIN OCCLUSION;

BEVERAGES; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEPATIC VENO-OCCLUSIVE DISEASE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGE; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS;

EID: 0024371953     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(89)80492-9     Document Type: Article

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