Herbal use amongst multiethnic medical patients in Penang Hospital: Pattern and perceptions

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 422-432

  Saw, Jun Tze ^a   Bahari, M B ^a   Ang, H H ^a   Lim, Y H ^b  

^a UCSI UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL PULAU PINANG   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Disclosure; Herbal medicine; Pattern and perceptions; Secondary care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLOPATHY; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICINE, HERBAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33847064256     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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