Case reports of adverse effects of herbal medicinal products (HMPs): A quality assessment

Phytomedicine

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 335-343

  Hung, Shao Kang ^a   Hillier, Sarah ^a   Ernst, Edzard ^a  

^a PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case report; Herbal medicine; Quality of reporting; Review

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; CASE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; HERBAL MEDICINE; INTERVENTION STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW;

EID: 79952738754     PISSN: 09447113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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