The frequency and characteristics of dietary supplement recalls in the United States

JAMA Internal Medicine

Volumn 173, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 926-928

  Harel, Ziv ^a,b   Harel, Shai ^a   Wald, Ron ^a,b   Mamdani, Muhammad ^b   Bell, Chaim M ^c  

^a ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD SECURITY; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT RECALL; PRODUCT SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG RECALLS; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 84878521132     PISSN: 21686106     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2013.379     Document Type: Article

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