Safety and tolerability of Korean Red Ginseng in healthy adults: a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial |
Song, Sang-Wook
(Department of Family Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea)
Kim, Ha-Na (Department of Family Medicine, St. Vincent's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) Shim, Jae-Yong (Department of Family Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Yoo, Byeong-Yeon (Department of Family Medicine, Konyang University Hospital) Kim, Dae-Hyun (Department of Family Medicine, Dongsan Hospital, Keimyung University) Lee, Sang-Hyun (Department of Family Medicine, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital) Park, Joo-Sung (Department of Family Medicine, Dong-A University Hospital) Kim, Moon-Jong (Department of Family Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA Medical University) Yoo, Jun-Hyun (Department of Family Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine) Cho, BeLong (Department of Family Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine & Hospital) Kang, Hee-Cheol (Department of Family Medicine, Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine) Kim, Kwang-Min (Department of Family Medicine, Ajou University Hospital, Ajou University School of Medicine) Kim, Sung-Soo (Department of Family Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital) Kim, Kyung-Soo (Department of Family Medicine, Seoul St. Mary's hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea) |
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