Letter to the editor concerning the review "Kava Pyrone and toxic liver injury";Leserbrief zur übersichtsarbeit "kava, kava-pyrone und toxische leberschäden"

Zeitschrift fur Gastroenterologie

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 888-889

  Stickel, Felix ^a   Seitz, H K ^b   Schuppan, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

^b Krankenhaus Salem   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; KAVA; ANXIOLYTIC AGENT;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER TOXICITY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PUBLICATION; NOTE; PHYTOTHERAPY; RISK FACTOR; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

ANTI-ANXIETY AGENTS; HEPATITIS, TOXIC; HUMANS; KAVA; PHYTOTHERAPY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0642311906     PISSN: 00442771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-41224     Document Type: Letter

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