Herbal products in Canada: How safe are they?

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 43, Issue APR., 1997, Pages 697-702

  Kozyrskyj, Anita ^a  

^a ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANADA; DRUG CONTROL; FOOD CONTROL; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; REVIEW; SAFETY;

CANADA; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; FOOD INSPECTION; HUMANS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 0031114077     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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