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Editorial

Interactions between herbal remedies and antirheumatic drugs

Wendy Holden Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust, The Great Western Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Marlborough Road, Swindon, SN3 6BB, UK. [email protected]
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Joseph Joseph Nicosia Polyclinic, 22 Achaeon Street, Nicosia 1101, Cyprus
Pages 969-974 | Published online: 28 Oct 2005

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