Herbal supplements may require modifications of dental treatment

Dentistry Today

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 136-137

  Abebe, Worku ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTITHROMBOCYTIC AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

DENTAL CARE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EPHEDRA; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; HUMAN; HYPERICUM; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYTOTHERAPY; SHORT SURVEY;

ANTICOAGULANTS; DENTAL CARE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EPHEDRA; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; HYPERICUM; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS;

EID: 59849085562     PISSN: 87502186     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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