Internet information about herbal products and dietary supplements;Erbe in internet: Informazioni a rischio

Recenti Progressi in Medicina

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 189-192

  Firenzuoli, Fabio ^a   Gori, Luigi ^a   Di Simone, Luisa ^a   Morsuillo, Maria ^a  

^a SAN GIUSEPPE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dietary supplements; Herbal products; Internet; Phytotherapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BORAGO; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FERMENTED PRODUCT; GERMANDER; HERBAL MEDICINE; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MONASCUS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RICE; RISK FACTOR; TOXICITY; TUSSILAGO; YEAST;

ANTICHOLESTEREMIC AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; BORAGO; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; TEUCRIUM; TUSSILAGO;

EID: 33646526328     PISSN: 00341193     EISSN: 00341193     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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