Traditional use of medicinal agents: A valid source of evidence

Drug Discovery Today

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 4-7

  Helmstädter, Axel ^a   Staiger, Christiane ^b  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

DATA MINING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; MEDICINAL PLANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84891879419     PISSN: 13596446     EISSN: 18785832     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2013.07.016     Document Type: Short Survey

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