Prescription pattern of chinese herbal products for breast cancer in taiwan: a population-based study.

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Published in Evid Based Complement Alternat Med on May 28, 2012

Authors

Jung-Nien Lai1, Chien-Tung Wu, Jung-Der Wang

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Traditional Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei City 112, Taiwan.

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