Ethnopharmacology, sustainable development and cooperation: The importance of gathering clinical data during field surveys

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 130, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 635-638

  Graz, B ^a   Falquet, J ^a   Elisabetsky, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NATURAL PRODUCT;

ARGEMONE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; GARCINIA MANGOSTANA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SURVEY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NOTE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DRUG DESIGN; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICINAL PLANT; METHODOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG DESIGN; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 77954952205     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2010.04.044     Document Type: Note

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