Safety of herbal medicines in children

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1032-1033

  Choonara, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GLYCOPROTEIN P; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; JIN BU JUAN; NEEM TREE OIL; TIBETAN HERBAL VITAMIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WAU WA CREAM;

ANEMIA; BRADYCARDIA; BRAIN DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CHILD; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG METABOLISM; DRUG SAFETY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; LIVER VEIN OBSTRUCTION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT;

CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; CHILD; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, HERBAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; SAFETY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0347320562     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.88.12.1032     Document Type: Note

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