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Research Article

An Evidence-Based Systematic Review of Cinnamon (Cinnamomum spp.) by the Natural Standard Research Collaboration

Catherine UlbrichtMassachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, PharmD,
Erica SeamonNatural Standard Research Collaboration, Somerville, MA, USA
, PharmD,
Regina C. WindsorNatural Standard Research Collaboration, Somerville, MA, USA
, MPH,
Nicole ArmbruesterAnalyze & Realize, Berlin, Germany
, PhD,
J. Kathryn BryanNatural Standard Research Collaboration, Somerville, MA, USA
, BA,
Dawn CostaNatural Standard Research Collaboration, Somerville, MA, USA
, BA, BS,
Nicole GieseNatural Standard Research Collaboration, Somerville, MA, USA
, MS,
Joerg GruenwaldPhytopharm Research, Berlin, Germany
, PhD,
Ramon IovinNatural Standard Research Collaboration, Somerville, MA, USA
, PhD,
Richard IsaacNatural Standard Research Collaboration, Somerville, MA, USA
, BA,
Jill M. Grimes SerranoNatural Standard Research Collaboration, Somerville, MA, USA
, PhD,
Shaina Tanguay-ColucciNatural Standard Research Collaboration, Somerville, MA, USA
, BS,
Wendy WeissnerNatural Standard Research Collaboration, Somerville, MA, USA
, BA,
Heeja YoonDrake University, Des Moines, IA, USA
, PharmD &
Jie ZhangUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
, MPH, PhD show all
Pages 378-454 | Published online: 03 Nov 2011

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