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Pharmaceutical and therapeutic Potentials of essential oils and their individual volatile constituents: a review
Article first published online: 2 JAN 2007
DOI: 10.1002/ptr.2072
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Edris, A. E. (2007), Pharmaceutical and therapeutic Potentials of essential oils and their individual volatile constituents: a review. Phytother. Res., 21: 308–323. doi: 10.1002/ptr.2072
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- Issue published online: 22 MAR 2007
- Article first published online: 2 JAN 2007
- Manuscript Revised: 31 OCT 2006
- Manuscript Accepted: 31 OCT 2006
- Manuscript Received: 6 DEC 2005
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