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Factors Associated with the Use of St. John's Wort among Adults with Depressive Symptoms

Chung-Hsuen Wu Department of Clinical, Social, and Administrative Sciences, College of Pharmacy, The University of Michigan, 428 Church Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, BPharm., MHPA,
Jae Kennedy Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, WashingtonUSA
, PhD &
David A. Sclar Pharmacoeconomics and Pharmacoepidemiology Research Unit, Department of Health Policy and Administration, College of Pharmacy, Washington State University, WashingtonUSA
, BPharm, PhD
Pages 341-348 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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