Use of Traditional/Complimentary medicine (T/CM) among adult patients attending Family Medicine Clinic at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia

International Medical Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 133-138

  Hassan, Fatimah ^a   Shaaban, Juwita ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Complimentary medicine; Family medicine; Herb; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HERB; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MALE; MASSAGE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 22444451506     PISSN: 13412051     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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