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Article: Complementary prescriptions: moves are under way in Europe to regulate the herbal medicine sector. Jacqueline Ali looks at people's attitudes to herbal remedies and conventional medicine.(Complementary medicine)
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- Chemistry and Industry
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- January 19, 2004
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