Should herbal medicine-like products be licensed as medicines

BMJ

Volumn 310, Issue 6986, 1995, Pages 1023-

  de Smet, Peter A G M ^a  

^a Royal Dutch Association for the Advancement of Pharmacy   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

COST; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG LEGISLATION; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; HERBAL MEDICINE; LICENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DRUG APPROVAL; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL;

EID: 84970867899     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.310.6986.1023     Document Type: Editorial

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