Top-10 list of herbal and supplemental medicines used by cosmetic patients: What the plastic surgeon needs to know

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 436-445

  Heller, Justin ^a   Gabbay, Joubin S ^a   Ghadjar, Kiu ^a   Jourabchi, Mickel ^a   O'Hara, Catherine ^a   Heller, Misha ^a   Bradley, James P ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; EPHEDRA EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; CHONDROITIN; GLUCOSAMINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KAVA; MA HUANG (PLANT EXTRACT); MA-HUANG (PLANT EXTRACT); PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; VALERIAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHINACEA; EPHEDRA; ESTHETIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPPLEMENTATION; SURGEON; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG UTILIZATION; GARLIC; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; HYDRASTIS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLASTIC SURGERY; SILYBUM MARIANUM; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CHONDROITIN; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; GARLIC; GINKGO BILOBA; GLUCOSAMINE; HUMANS; HYDRASTIS; KAVA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MILK THISTLE; PANAX; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; SURGERY, PLASTIC; VALERIAN; VITAMIN E;

EID: 33644852152     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000197217.46219.a7     Document Type: Article

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