Revisiting acute liver injury associated with herbalife products

World Journal of Hepatology

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 275-277

  Appelhans, Kristy ^a   Smith, Casey ^b   Bejar, Ezra ^b   Henig, Y Steve ^c  

^a Herbalife International America Inc   (United States)

^b Scientific Affairs   (United States)

^c Herbalife International   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary supplements; Hepatotoxicity; Herbalife; Liver; Weight loss products

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863737208     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19485182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v3.i10.275     Document Type: Letter

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