Herbal medicine use and quality of life among people living with HIV/AIDS in northeastern Thailand

AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 252-262

  Sugimoto, N ^a   Ichikawa, M ^a   Siriliang, B ^b   Nakahara, S ^a   Jimba, M ^a   Wakai, Susumu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENDER; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV AIDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF HELP; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THAILAND; VULNERABLE POPULATION; WIDOW;

ADULT; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; THAILAND;

EID: 12944249388     PISSN: 09540121     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540120512331325716     Document Type: Article

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