Phytomedicine
Volume 13, Issue 5 , Pages 371-377 , 9 May 2006

A systematic review of randomised clinical trials of Tripterygium wilfordii for rheumatoid arthritis

  • P.H. Canter

      Affiliations

    • Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter & Plymouth, 25 Victoria Park Rd, Exeter, Devon EX2 4NT, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +441392439035; fax: +441392424989.
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  • Hyang Sook Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Meridianology, College of Oriental Medicine, SangJi University, Wonju, Korea
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  • E. Ernst

      Affiliations

    • Complementary Medicine, Peninsula Medical School, Universities of Exeter & Plymouth, 25 Victoria Park Rd, Exeter, Devon EX2 4NT, UK

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doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2006.01.010

Phytomedicine
Volume 13, Issue 5 , Pages 371-377 , 9 May 2006

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