Emerging issues associated with HIV patients seeking advice from health food stores

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 94, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 363-366

  Mills, Edward ^a   Singh, Rana ^a   Kawasaki, Misa ^a   Bast, Lindsay ^a   Hart, Jason ^a   Majlesi, Amir ^a   Kiani, Payam ^a   Wilson, Kumanan ^b  

^a CANADIAN COLLEGE OF NATUROPATHIC MEDICINE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ALOE VERA EXTRACT; ASCORBIC ACID; CARNITINE; CREATINE; GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GLUTAMINE; GRAPESEED EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LENTINUS EDODES EXTRACT; LINSEED OIL; MILK PROTEIN; MODUCARE; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; NATURAL PRODUCT; PHYTIC ACID; PHYTOSTEROL; PLANT EXTRACT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PYCNOGENOL; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE DEHYDROGENASE (UBIQUINONE); SELENIUM; SILYBUM MARIANUM EXTRACT; THIOCTIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANADA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; EDUCATION; EMPLOYEE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH FOOD; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LENTINUS EDODES; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTGRADUATE EDUCATION; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 0142213128     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403563     Document Type: Article

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