Lack of herbal supplement characterization in published randomized controlled trials

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 118, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1087-1093

  Wolsko, Peter M ^a,e   Solondz, David K ^b   Phillips, Russell S ^c   Schachter, Steven C ^c,d   Eisenberg, David M ^d  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary therapies; Dietary supplements; Drug impurity; Herbal medicine; Plants, medicinal; Review, systematic

Indexed keywords

ECHINACEA EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; SABAL EXTRACT;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG QUALITY; ECHINACEA; GARLIC; GINKGO BILOBA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDLINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITY CONTROL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZATION; REVIEW; SABAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 25444467461     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.01.076     Document Type: Review

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