Time for a New Approach for Reporting Herbal Medicine Adverse Events?

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 607-609

  Peters, David ^a   Donaldson, Julie ^b   Chaussalet, Thierry ^a   Toffa, Sam ^b   Whitehouse, Julie ^a   Carroll, Denis ^a   Barry, Paul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Nutricentre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG INTERACTION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG STORAGE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; EDITORIAL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; MEDICATION ERROR; METHODOLOGY; PHARMACEUTICS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 0242413220     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/107555303322524427     Document Type: Editorial

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