Slimming at all costs: Herbalife®-induced liver injury

Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 444-446

  Stickel, Felix ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; HERBALIFE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LIVER INJURY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EPHEDRA; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES;

EID: 34548211553     PISSN: 01688278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2007.07.010     Document Type: Editorial

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