Use of herbs by the patients with diabetes in Kayseri, Turkey

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 310-312

  Inanç, Neriman ^a   Çiçek, Betül ^a   Sahin, Habibe ^a   Bayat, Meral ^a   Tasci, Sultan ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Complementary alternative medicine; Diabetes; Herbs

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FOOD; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARSLEY; SELF REPORT; THYME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); VOLUNTEER;

PETROSELINUM CRISPUM; THYMUS VULGARIS; URTICA; ZIZIPHUS;

EID: 34249941138     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2007.310.312     Document Type: Article

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