Survey of preoperative patients' use of herbal products and other selected dietary supplements

Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1301-1306

  Meyer, Tricia A ^a   Baisden, Clinton E ^b   Roberson, Charles R ^b   Gloyna, David F ^b   Rajab, Mohammad H ^b   Woodward, Billy W ^a   McLeskey, Charles H ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesiology; Dietary supplements; Herbals; Surgery

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN; CHROMIUM; GLUCOSAMINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECHINACEA; FEMALE; GARLIC; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL PATIENT;

EID: 0036916427     PISSN: 00185787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/001857870203701215     Document Type: Article

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