Traditional remedies in children around Eastern Cape, South Africa

East African Medical Journal

Volumn 80, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 402-405

  Dambisya, Y M ^a   Tindimwebwa, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRANSKEI   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOUTH AFRICA;

CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 17344365341     PISSN: 0012835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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