Common herb-drug interactions: What you should know

Nurse Practitioner

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 21-29

  Holcomb, Susan Simmons ^a  

^a Olathe Medical Services Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; REVIEW; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PHYTOTHERAPY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SAFETY; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 67650284061     PISSN: 03611817     EISSN: 15388662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000350567.61353.2b     Document Type: Article

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