Practice of traditional Chinese herbal medicine shops in central London

Phytochemistry Letters

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 94-98

  Teng, Lida ^a   Shaw, Debbie ^b   Barnes, Joanne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chinese herbal medicine; Cross sectional study; Efficacy; Ethnopharmacy; Interviews; Qualitative research; Safety; Traditional Chinese medicine

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIARRHEA; DRUG FORMULARY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; EMPLOYEE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; PHARMACY; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DISEASE; STAFF; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; WORK;

EID: 48149096731     PISSN: 18743900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytol.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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