Herbal medicine: A practical guide to safety and quality assurance

Western Journal of Medicine

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 172-175

  Rotblatt, Michael D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOTHERAPY; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; SAFETY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0033191980     PISSN: 00930415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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