Ginkgo biloba in dyslexia: A pilot study

Phytomedicine

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 367-370

  Donfrancesco, Renato ^a   Ferrante, Laura ^a  

^a La Scarpetta Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Children; Dyslexia; Ginkgo biloba

Indexed keywords

GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; GINKGO BILOBA; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGLE DRUG DOSE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PILOT PROJECTS; PLANT EXTRACTS;

GINKGO BILOBA;

EID: 34249295928     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2007.05.001     Document Type: Article

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