Are Ayurvedic herbs for diabetes effective?

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Published in J Fam Pract on October 01, 2005

Authors

Paul G Shekelle1, Mary Hardy, Sally C Morton, Ian Coulter, Swamy Venuturupalli, Joya Favreau, Lara K Hilton

Author Affiliations

1: Southern California Evidence-Based Practice Center, Santa Monica, CA 90073, USA. shekelle@rand.org

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