Prevalance and pattern of use of herbal medicines during pregnancy in Tumpat District, Kelantan

Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 40-48

  Rahman, Azriani Ab ^a   Sulaiman, Siti Amrah ^a   Ahmad, Zulkifli ^a   Daud, Wan Nudri Wan ^a   Hamid, Abdul Manaf ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Herbal medicines; Pattern; Pregnancy; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

COCONUT OIL; GANODERMA LUCIDUM EXTRACT;

ABORTION; ARTICLE; CROTON; GANODERMA; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALAYSIA; MYALGIA; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; RETAINED PLACENTA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 70349563915     PISSN: 1394195X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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