Herbal remedies and nephrotoxicity;Phytotherapie et nephrotoxicite

Revue Medicale de Bruxelles

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 9-14

  Nortier, J ^a   Depierreux, M ^a   Vanherweghem, J L ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Chinese herbs nephropathy; Herbal remedies; Nephrotoxicity

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN MEDICINE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHINESE MEDICINE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 0033070628     PISSN: 00353639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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