Comparison of verbal claims for natural health products made by health food stores staff versus pharmacists in Ontario, Canada

Canadian Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Koren, Gideon ^a,b   Oren, Dana ^b   Rouleau, Maud ^a   Carmeli, Daphna ^c   Matsui, Doreen ^a  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Calcium; Garlic; Hypertension; Magnesium; Natural health products; Natural health stores; Pharmacists; Pharmacy; Verbal claims

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CRATAEGUS EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MAGNESIUM; NATURAL PRODUCT; POTASSIUM; VITAMIN B COMPLEX;

ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GARLIC; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; PHARMACIST; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 33748770115     PISSN: 1198581X     EISSN: 17106222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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