Phytomedicine
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 378-385 , 15 May 2008

Pelargonium sidoides for acute bronchitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2007.11.023

Phytomedicine
Volume 15, Issue 5 , Pages 378-385 , 15 May 2008

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