Letter: Retrospective reviews of liver-related case reports allegedly associated with Herbalife present insufficient and inaccurate data - Authors' reply

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 754-755

  Reddy, K R ^a   Bunchorntavakul, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b RANGSIT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

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Indexed keywords

CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; DATA ANALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; LETTER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; POSTMARKETING SURVEILLANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT SAFETY; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; HUMANS; LIVER; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 84874632662     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apt.12242     Document Type: Letter

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