Evaluation of echinacea for treatment of the common cold

Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 20, Issue 6 I, 2000, Pages 690-697

  Giles, Joel T ^a   Palat III, Cuthbert T ^b   Chien, Susan H ^b   Chang, Ziba Gorji ^c   Kennedy, Daniel T ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CVS Caremark   (United States)

^c Target Pharmacy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMON COLD; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG SAFETY; ECHINACEA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSTIMULATION; REVIEW; SOMNOLENCE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; VERTIGO;

EID: 0034045191     PISSN: 02770008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1592/phco.20.7.690.35173     Document Type: Review

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