Natural health product use in Canada

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 426-430

  Tropmann, Leticia ^a   Johns, Timothy ^a   Gray Donald, Katherine ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; BETA CAROTENE; BIOFLAVONOID; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COD LIVER OIL; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; EPHEDRA EXTRACT; FOLIC ACID; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLUCOSAMINE SULFATE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MULTIVITAMIN; NATURAL PRODUCT; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE; PRIMROSE OIL; PROPOLIS; PYRIDOXINE; RETINOL; SELENIUM; UNINDEXED DRUG; VITAMIN B COMPLEX; VITAMIN D; ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GARLIC; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRIENT; PREVALENCE; RECALL; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036854444     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03405030     Document Type: Article

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