Age and gender effect on the use of herbal medicine products and food supplements among the elderly

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 50-55

  Stjernberg, Louise ^a,b   Berglund, Johan ^a,b   Halling, Anders ^b  

^a Blekinge Institute of Research and Development   (Sweden)

^b BLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age; Food supplements; Gender; Herbal medicine

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; SELF MEDICATION; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 32344445752     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813130500475522     Document Type: Article

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