Use of herbal products, coffee or black tea, and over-the-counter medications as self-treatments among adults with asthma

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 100, Issue 6 I, 1997, Pages 789-791

  Blanc, Paul D ^a,b   Kuschner, Ware G ^a,b   Katz, Patricia P ^b,c   Smith, Sherman ^a   Yelin, Edward H ^b,c  

^a Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Arthritis Research Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Coffee; Herbal therapy; Outcomes; Tea

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; EPHEDRINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; COFFEE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF MEDICATION; TEA;

EID: 0031398614     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(97)70275-6     Document Type: Article

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