Quantification of the scientific research in the United States about popular herbal remedies referenced on PubMed

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 34-37

  Hall, Matthew ^a   Nazir, Niaman ^b  

^a Child Health Corporation of America   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HERB; HERBAL MEDICINE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDLINE; UNITED STATES;

ABSTRACTING AND INDEXING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PUBMED; UNITED STATES;

EID: 18744400822     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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