Herbal medicine: Women's views, knowledge and interaction with doctors: A qualitative study

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Vickers, Kathryn A ^a   Jolly, Kate B ^b   Greenfield, Sheila M ^b  

^a STEPPING HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH SERVICE; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTIVATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRESCRIPTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF REPORT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES; TEA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 33845888254     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-6-40     Document Type: Article

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