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Fatal fulminant hepatic failure induced by a natural therapy containing kava

Michael Thomsen, Luis Vitetta, Mathias Schmidt and Avni Sali
Med J Aust 2004; 180 (4): . || doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2004.tb05875.x
Published online: 16 February 2004

Michael Thomsen,* Luis Vitetta, Mathias Schmidt, Avni Sali§


  • 2 Graduate School of Integrative Medicine, Swinburne University, 9 Frederick Street, Hawthorne, VIC 3122
  • 3 Society of Nutritional Medicine and Dietetics, Harsewinkel, Germany.



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