Effect of gegen-tang on painful gynecomastia in patients with liver cirrhosis: a brief report

American Journal of Chinese Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 317-324

  Motoo, Yoshihani ^a   Taga, Hiromi ^a   Su, Shi Bing ^a   Sawabu, Norio ^a  

^a Department of Internal Medicine   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GENGTANG; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PLANT EXTRACT; SEX HORMONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIDDLE AGED; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PAIN;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GYNECOMASTIA; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 0031302864     PISSN: 0192415X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0192415x97000354     Document Type: Article

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