Use of Herbal Agents by Breastfeeding Women May Affect Infants

Pediatric Annals

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 235-240

  Conover, Elizabeth ^a   Buehler, Bruce A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; KAVA;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; BREAST FEEDING; DRUG PACKAGING; DRUG SAFETY; ECHINACEA; FENNEL; FENUGREEK; GARLIC; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; TEA;

EID: 1842423368     PISSN: 00904481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/0090-4481-20040401-09     Document Type: Review

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