Pharmacists' attitudes and awareness towards the use and safety of herbs in Kuwait

Pharmacy Practice

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 125-129

  Abahussain, Nada A ^a   Abahussain, Eman A ^b   Al Oumi, Fawaz M ^c  

^a Ministry of Education   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^c Ali Abdul Wahab and Sons Co   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Attitude of health personnel; Herbal medicine; Kuwait; Pharmacy continuing education; Pharmacy graduate education

Indexed keywords

ANISE EXTRACT; CHAMOMILE; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; FENUGREEK EXTRACT; GARLIC EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; SENNA EXTRACT; THYME EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANISE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG INFORMATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FENUGREEK; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MALE; PARAMEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT COUNSELING; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; PHARMACY STUDENT; THYME; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

EID: 34648819307     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18863655     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4321/S1886-36552007000300005     Document Type: Article

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