Dietary supplement polypharmacy: An unrecognized public health problem

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 107-113

  Nisly, Nicole L ^a   Gryzlak, Brian M ^b   Zimmerman, M Bridget ^b   Wallace, Robert B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Dietary supplements; Drug interactions; Herbals; Polypharmacy

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG USE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77249156795     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ecam/nem150     Document Type: Article

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