Use of nonvitamin dietary supplements with prescription medications: Examining the patterns

Canadian Family Physician

Volumn 54, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1142-1144

  Pereira, Jennifer ^a   Arkinson, Janine ^b   Li, Kathy ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CENTRE FOR EVALUATION OF MEDICINES   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECHINACEA EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLUCOSAMINE;

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECHINACEA; GARLIC; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; NOTE; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 49649097993     PISSN: 0008350X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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