Drug-induced liver injury by dietary supplements in Japan

Japan Medical Association Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 9-10, 2006, Pages 327-329

  Takikawa, Hajime ^a  

^a TEIKYO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dietary supplement; Drug induced liver injury; Health food; Herbal medicine

Indexed keywords

AGARICUS EXTRACT; AO JIRU; CHINESE DRUG; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; FUKODAIN; GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KIN KEI GAN; PROPOLIS; ROYAL JELLY; RUSSIAN CHAGA; SO CHU CHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VITAMIN;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; AGARICUS; ARTICLE; DEATH; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; HEALTH FOOD; HEALTH SURVEY; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; JAPAN; LIFESTYLE; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER INJURY; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; PLASMAPHERESIS; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 33846148958     PISSN: 13468650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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