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Liver injuries induced by herbal medicine, Syo-saiko-to (xiao-chai-hu-tang)

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  1. Department of Medicine 3, Saitama Medical School, Moroyama, 350-04, Iruma, Saitama, Japan

    Susumu Itoh MD, Kazuhiro Marutani MD, Tatsushige Nishijima MD, Shuichi Matsuo MD & Motoya Itabashi MD

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Itoh, S., Marutani, K., Nishijima, T. et al. Liver injuries induced by herbal medicine, Syo-saiko-to (xiao-chai-hu-tang). Digest Dis Sci 40, 1845–1848 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02212712

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