Phytomedicine
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 391-400 , May 2009

A randomized controlled trial to assess the safety and efficacy of silymarin on symptoms, signs and biomarkers of acute hepatitis

  • Samer S. El-Kamary

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 660 West Redwood Street, Howard Hall, Rm 103C, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +14107062228; fax: +14107068013.
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  • Michelle D. Shardell

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 660 West Redwood Street, Howard Hall, Rm 103C, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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  • Mohamed Abdel-Hamid

      Affiliations

    • National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Kasr Al-Aini St, Cairo, Egypt
    • Minia University Faculty of Medicine, Minia, Egypt
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  • Soheir Ismail

      Affiliations

    • National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Kasr Al-Aini St, Cairo, Egypt
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  • Mohamed El-Ateek

      Affiliations

    • Tanta Fever Hospital, Tanta, Gharbeya Governorate, Egypt
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  • Mohamed Metwally

      Affiliations

    • National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Kasr Al-Aini St, Cairo, Egypt
    • Banha Fever Hospital and Banha University Faculty of Medicine, Banha, Kaloubeya Governorate, Egypt
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  • Nabiel Mikhail

      Affiliations

    • National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Kasr Al-Aini St, Cairo, Egypt
    • Assiut University, South Egypt Cancer Institute, Assiut, Egypt
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  • Mohamed Hashem

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 660 West Redwood Street, Howard Hall, Rm 103C, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
    • National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Kasr Al-Aini St, Cairo, Egypt
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  • Amr Mousa

      Affiliations

    • National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Kasr Al-Aini St, Cairo, Egypt
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  • Amr Aboul-Fotouh

      Affiliations

    • Tropical Medicine Department, Cairo University Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt
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  • Mohamed El-Kassas

      Affiliations

    • National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Kasr Al-Aini St, Cairo, Egypt
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  • Gamal Esmat

      Affiliations

    • National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Kasr Al-Aini St, Cairo, Egypt
    • Tropical Medicine Department, Cairo University Faculty of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt
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  • G. Thomas Strickland

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 660 West Redwood Street, Howard Hall, Rm 103C, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA

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PII: S0944-7113(09)00037-3

doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2009.02.002

Phytomedicine
Volume 16, Issue 5 , Pages 391-400 , May 2009

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