Prevalence and predictive factors for complementary and alternative medicine use in Brunei Darussalam

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1012-1016

  Chong, Vui Heng ^a   Rajendran, N ^a   Wint, Z ^b  

^a RIPAS HOSPITAL   (Brunei Darussalam)

^b UNIVERSITI BRUNEI DARUSSALAM   (Brunei Darussalam)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Complementary medicine; Health supplements; Herbs; Traditional medicine; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

MINERAL;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BRUNEI DARUSSALAM; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHIROPRACTIC; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; MEDITATION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; RACE; REFLEXOLOGY; SMOKING; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WARD; YOGA;

ADULT; BRUNEI; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 58849093985     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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