Traditional/complementary medicine: The way ahead

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 261-265

  Merican, I ^a  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCYRRHIZA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HOZAI; JIN BU HUAN; KAMPO; KAVA; NEEM OIL; PHYLLANTUS AMARUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOID; SILYMARIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VISCUM ALBUM EXTRACT;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHINESE HERB; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EDITORIAL; GERMANDER; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; LIVER TOXICITY; MALAYSIA; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYLLANTUS AMARUS; PLANT LEAF; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TEA; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HUMANS;

EID: 0036761759     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Editorial

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