Know the Benefits and Risks of Using Common Herbal Therapies

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 192-198

  Sand Jecklin, Kari ^a   Hoggatt, Byron ^a   Badzek, Laurie ^a  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

CAM; Complementary therapies utilization knowledge education safety; Herbal products; Plant preparations herbs

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ECHINACEA; FEMALE; GARLIC; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HYPERICUM; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ECHINACEA; FEMALE; GARLIC; GINKGO BILOBA; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERICUM; MALE; MID-ATLANTIC REGION; PANAX; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF MEDICATION;

EID: 4544304134     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004650-200407000-00005     Document Type: Article

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