Chillies: From antiquity to urology

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 845-852

  Dasgupta, P ^a   Fowler, C J ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPSAICIN;

HISTORY OF MEDICINE; PEPPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UROLOGY;

EID: 0031397016     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1997.00424.x     Document Type: Review

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