Death due to use of traditional medicines in Africa: A preventable cause of neonatal and infant mortality [3]

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 294-295

  Steenkamp, Vanessa ^a   Stewart, Michael J ^a   Zuckerman, Michele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

AFRICA; CARDIOTOXICITY; CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INTOXICATION; LETTER; LIVER TOXICITY; LUNG TOXICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEPHROTOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; AFRICAN MEDICINE;

HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

CAUSE OF DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL;

EID: 0038544128     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005176-200302000-00028     Document Type: Letter

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