Herbal medicines and acute medical emergency admissions to hospital [3]

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 247-248

  Constable, Simon ^a   Ham, Andrew ^a   Pirmohamed, Munir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GARLIC EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; KAVA; LANSOPRAZOLE; PROSTAGLANDIN; TANACETUM PARTHENIUM EXTRACT; THROMBOXANE;

AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; BLEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRUG METABOLISM; EMERGENCY CARE; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEMATEMESIS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER TOXICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL AUDIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION INHIBITION; THROMBOCYTE FUNCTION;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY;

EID: 33846053162     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: 13652125     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2006.02817.x     Document Type: Letter

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