The Therapeutic Effects of Camel Milk: A Systematic Review of Animal and Human Trials

Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2016, Pages NP110-NP126

  Mihic, Tamara ^a   Rainkie, Daniel ^b   Wilby, Kyle John ^b   Pawluk, Shane Ashley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

dietary supplements; natural products; systematic review

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT;

ANIMAL; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CAMEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MILK; RAT;

ANIMALS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CAMELUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HUMANS; MILK; RATS;

EID: 84989271434     PISSN: 21565872     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2156587216658846     Document Type: Review

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