The British postpone the trade in Chinese herbs. Prohibition on Aristolochia is useful also in the Netherlands;Britten schorten handel in Chinese kruiden op: Verbod op aristolochia ook in Nederland zinvol

Pharmaceutisch Weekblad

Volumn 134, Issue 34, 1999, Pages 1174-1175

  De Smet, P A G M ^a  

^a Wetenschoppelijk Inst N   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARISTOLOCHIA FANGCHI EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; STEPHANIA TETRANDRA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHINESE MEDICINE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DRUG MARKETING; HUMAN; IMMUNOMODULATION; LAW; NEPHROTOXICITY; NETHERLANDS; NOTE; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033610026     PISSN: 00316911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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