Adverse cardiovascular and central nervous system events associated with dietary supplements containing ephedra alkaloids

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 343, Issue 25, 2000, Pages 1833-1838

  Haller, C A ^a   Benowitz, N L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; DEATH; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISABILITY; ENERGY; EPHEDRA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEIZURE; STROKE; TACHYCARDIA; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; ARRHYTHMIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; EPHEDRA SINICA; EPHEDRINE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SEIZURES; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0034700454     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM200012213432502     Document Type: Article

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