Wormwood

American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 2004, Pages

  Skyles, Amy J ^a   Sweet, Burgunda V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSINTHIN; ANABSINTHIN; ANTACID AGENT; ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HISTAMINE RELEASE INHIBITOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; SUCRALFATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTHELMINTIC AGENT;

AGITATION; APPETITE DISORDER; ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM; BRADYCARDIA; DEATH; DELIRIUM; DERMATITIS; DISORIENTATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG SAFETY; FEVER; FLU LIKE SYNDROME; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; KIDNEY FAILURE; NAUSEA; NEUROTOXICITY; NIGHTMARE; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RESTLESSNESS; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SEIZURE; SHORT SURVEY; SIDE EFFECT; THIRST; TONIC CLONIC SEIZURE; TREMOR; VOMITING; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTEMISIA; CHEMISTRY; FLOWER; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAF; REVIEW;

ANTHELMINTICS; ARTEMISIA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FLOWERS; HUMANS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 2942555026     PISSN: 10792082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajhp/61.3.239     Document Type: Short Survey

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