St John's wort (Hypericum perforatum ): drug interactions and clinical outcomes
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عنوان ژورنال: British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology
سال: 2002
ISSN: 0306-5251
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2002.01683.x