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Herbal medicinal products in RESPIRATORY diseases – STANce of the Polish PHYTOtherapy Association – STANPHYTO RESPIRATORY II

Zbigniew Doniec
1, 2
,
Mirosława Krauze-Baranowska
3
,
Mieczysława Czerwionka-Szaflarska
4
,
Ernest Kuchar
5
,
Izabela Fecka
6
,
Adam Sybilski
7, 8
,
Jarosław Woroń
9
,
Agnieszka Mastalerz-Migas
10

  1. Pneumology Department, Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases, Field Branch, Rabka-Zdroj, Poland
  2. Medical Institute, Podhale State College of Applied Science, Nowy Targ, Poland
  3. Department of Pharmacognosy, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland
  4. A. Jurasz University Hospital, Department of Paediatrics, Allergology and Gastroenterology Clinic, Bydgoszcz, Poland
  5. Department of Paediatrics and Observation Unit, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland
  6. Department of Pharmacognosy and Herbal Medicines, Medical University of Wroclaw, Poland
  7. Department of Paediatric and Neonatal Diseases, National Medical Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration in Warsaw, Poland
  8. Department of Paediatrics II, Postgraduate Medical Education Center, Warsaw, Poland
  9. Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Jagiellonian University, Collegium Medicum of Cracow, Poland
  10. Chair and Department of Family Practice, Medical University of Wroclaw, Poland
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2023; 25(3): 331–338
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/fmpcr.2023.131271
Online publish date: 2023/09/30
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