Dietary supplements - Regulatory issues and implications for public health

JAMA

Volumn 306, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 428-429

  Denham, Bryan E ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM PICOLINATE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; TRYPTOPHAN;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG APPROVAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG LABELING; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG RECALL; DRUG SAFETY; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GARLIC; GINKGO BILOBA; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT SAFETY; PUBLIC HEALTH; TOXICITY TESTING; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 79960707298     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.982     Document Type: Note

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