More than 80 popular vitamins, minerals, amino acids, herbals, enzymes, and other supplements are covered in this updated and indexed guide. New features include: 10 new supplements, new drug-supplement information for each entry, new safety data, more than 340 new references, and entry index.
Amazon Sales Rank: #409575 in Books Published on: 2006-11-30 Original language: English Number of items: 1 Binding: Paperback 682 pages
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