Metal content in Ayurvedic medicines

JAMA

Volumn 301, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 271-

  Mao, Jun J ^a   Desai, Krupali ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL; ARSENIC; MATERIA MEDICA; MERCURY; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

AYURVEDA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAVY METAL POISONING; LETTER; METABOLISM; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; NOTE;

ARSENIC; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; HUMANS; MATERIA MEDICA; MEDICINE, AYURVEDIC; MERCURY; METALS, HEAVY; PLANT PREPARATIONS;

EID: 58749092341     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2008.1005     Document Type: Letter

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