St. John's wort in generalized anxiety disorder: Three more case reports [7]

Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 531-532

  Kobak, Kenneth A ^a   Taylor, Leslie V H ^a   Futterer, Rise ^a   Warner, Gemma ^a  

^a Dean Foundation for Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERRA; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT;

ADULT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEADACHE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANXIETY DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERICUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 0141817104     PISSN: 02710749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.jcp.0000088921.02635.13     Document Type: Letter

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