Topical Applications of Botanical Medicine: Aloe vera and Other Medicinal Plants for Healing

Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 241-244

  Yarnell, Eric ^a   Meserole, Lisa ^a  

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EID: 28244434692     PISSN: 10762809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/act.1996.2.241     Document Type: Article

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