Underreporting of dietary supplements to health-care providers does great harm

Mayo Clinic Proceedings

Volumn 74, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 531-532

  Herbert, V ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; MULTIVITAMIN;

DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SELF MEDICATION; SELF REPORT; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0032939736     PISSN: 00256196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0025-6196(11)65136-7     Document Type: Editorial

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