Hawthorn extract: Is it time to turn over a new leaf?

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 700-701

  Baughman, Kenneth L ^a   Bradley, David J ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRATAEGUS EXTRACT; DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; PLACEBO;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRATAEGUS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG USE; EDITORIAL; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SURVIVAL; UNITED STATES; VALIDATION PROCESS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0037836027     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(03)00160-8     Document Type: Editorial

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