What influences herbal medicine use? - Prevalence and related factors

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 455-463

  Aydin, Serpil ^a,d   Bozkaya, Ayfer O ^a   Mazicioǧlu, Mümtaz ^b   Gemalmaz, Ayfer ^a   Özçakir, Alis ^c   Öztürk, Ahmet ^b  

^a ADNAN MENDERES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d PK112 ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Complementary medicine; Herbal medicine; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

CAMS; INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING; MEDICINE; POPULATION STATISTICS; RELIABILITY; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE; HERBAL MEDICINE; PREVALENCE;

ASSOCIATIVE STORAGE;

CALCIUM OXIDE;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH STATUS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HONEY; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PROPHYLAXIS; TEA; THYME;

EID: 54749090366     PISSN: 13000144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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