Herbal psychotropics. Part 1: Focus on St. John's Wort and SAMe

Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 192-196

  McEnany, Geoffry ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

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EID: 9944243204     PISSN: 10783903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107839039900500605     Document Type: Article

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