Prescription profile of potentially aristolochic acid containing Chinese herbal products: An analysis of National Health Insurance data in Taiwan between 1997 and 2003

Chinese Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Hsieh, Shu Ching ^a,b   Lin, I Hsin ^c   Tseng, Wei Lum ^d   Lee, Chang Hsing ^b,e   Wang, Jung Der ^b,f  

^a Center for Drug Evaluation   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Executive Yuan ^*  (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e Ton Yen General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

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EID: 56449129467     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17498546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8546-3-13     Document Type: Article

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