Risk of hemorrhage associated with co-prescriptions for ginkgo biloba and antiplatelet or anticoagulant drugs

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 513-517

  Chan, Agnes L F ^a   Leung, Henry W C ^b   Wu, Jia Wen ^a   Chien, Tsair Wei ^a  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CILOSTAZOL; CLOPIDOGREL; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; TICLOPIDINE; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GINKGO BILOBA; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTICOAGULANTS; DRUG PRESCRIPTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; GINKGO BILOBA; HEMORRHAGE; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLATELET AGGREGATION INHIBITORS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; SEX FACTORS; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958225425     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2010.0295     Document Type: Article

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