Risking alternative and complementary medicine in the name of standardization

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 419-420

  Kumar, K Jayaram ^a   Bhatnagar, Satyendra Prasad ^a  

^a BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALYTIC METHOD; AYURVEDA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONSUMER; DRUG USE; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LETTER; LINGUISTICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD; STANDARDIZATION; THINKING; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, HERBAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745932868     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.12.419     Document Type: Letter

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