Use of traditional herbal medicine by AIDS patients in Kabarole District, western Uganda

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 757-763

  Langlois Klassen, Deanne ^a   Kipp, Walter ^a   Jhangri, Gian S ^a   Rubaale, Tom ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit mbH   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOE BARBADENSIS EXTRACT; CYTHULA EXTRACT; EUCALYPTUS EXTRACT; EURPHORBIA EXTRACT; GUAVA EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LAMIVUDINE PLUS NEVIRAPINE PLUS STAVUDINE; MANGIFERA INDICA EXTRACT; OCIMUM SUAVE EXTRACT; PLECTRANTHUS LANUGINOSUS EXTRACT; VERNONIA AMYGDALINA EXTRACT;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ALOE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTHULA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; EUCALYPTUS; EURPHORBIA; FEMALE; GUAVA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANGO; MEDICINAL PLANT; OCIMUM SUAVE; PLECTRANTHUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UGANDA; VERNONIA; VERNONIA TURBINATA; ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN MEDICINE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; VIROLOGY;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, AFRICAN TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; UGANDA;

EID: 38449088690     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2007.77.757     Document Type: Article

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