Medicinal plants and antioxidants: Why they are not always beneficial?

Iranian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 255-257

  Nasri, Hamid ^a   Rafieian Kopaei, Mahmoud ^b  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHAHREKORD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

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EID: 84894639624     PISSN: 22516085     EISSN: 22516093     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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