Chinese herbal medicines, aristolochic acid and Balkan endemic nephropathy

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 237-

  Pitt, J I ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARISTOLOCHIA FANGCHI EXTRACT; ARISTOLOCHIC ACID; MYCOTOXIN; OCHRATOXIN;

ARISTOLOCHIA; BELGIUM; CHINESE HERB; DISEASE COURSE; EDITORIAL; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY FIBROSIS; NEPHROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STEPHANIA TETRANDRA;

ARISTOLOCHIC ACIDS; BALKAN NEPHROPATHY; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS;

EID: 79952575036     PISSN: 13510711     EISSN: 14707926     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/oem.2010.061663     Document Type: Editorial

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