Changing the knowledge base in Western herbal medicine

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 2098-2106

  Evans, Sue ^a  

^a SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Evidence based medicine; Herbal medicine; Traditional knowledge; Vitalism

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; HERB; MEDICINAL PLANT; MEDICINE; MODERNIZATION; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HERBAL MEDICINE; KNOWLEDGE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PUBLICATION;

CULTURE; DATA COLLECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; REVIEW LITERATURE AS TOPIC; VITALISM;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 56349087884     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2008.09.046     Document Type: Article

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