Acute liver injury associated with the herbal supplement hydroxycut in a soldier deployed to Iraq [10]

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 102, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2357-2358

  Jones, Frances J ^a   Andrews, Allan H ^a  

^a EISENHOWER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; BILIRUBIN GLUCURONIDE; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYDROXYCUT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IRAQ; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MARKET; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SOLDIER; SUPPLEMENTATION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; HUMANS; IRAQ; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; MALE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; PLANT PREPARATIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34848914033     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2007.01353_10.x     Document Type: Letter

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