Capacity for Clinical Research on Herbal Medicines in Africa
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1075-5535,1557-7708
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2011.0963