Herbal supplements: Cause for concern?

Journal of Sports Science and Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 562-564

  Borrione, Paolo ^a   Di Luigi, Luigi ^a   Maffulli, Nicola ^b   Pigozzi, Fabio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME FORO ITALICO   (Italy)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

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