Herbal medicines: Balancing benefits and risks

Novartis Foundation Symposium

Volumn 282, Issue , 2007, Pages 154-167

  Ernst, Edzard ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG INTERACTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG INTERACTIONS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, HERBAL; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35448990863     PISSN: 15282511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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