The pattern of alternative medicine use among patients attending health centres in a military community in Riyadh

Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 17-25

  Al Faris, Eiad A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Media education; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012058060     PISSN: 22308229     EISSN: 2229340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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