Traditional botanical remedies on a small Caribbean Island: Middle (Grand) Caicos, West Indies

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 227-239

  Halberstein, R A ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; PREGNANCY; WEST INDIES;

EID: 0031218351     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.1997.3.227     Document Type: Article

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