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Regulation of herbal medicine use based on speculation? A case from Sri Lanka

Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown aetiology is a significant public health problem in Sri Lanka. The final report by the WHO mission recommended regulation of herbal medicines containing aristolochic acid, which is an established nephrotoxin. The use of Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) h...

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Autores principales: Wijesinghe, Wathsala, Pilapitiya, Senaka, Hettiarchchi, Priyani, Wijerathne, Buddhika, Siribaddana, Sisira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5388078/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28417096
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcme.2016.06.009