Knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding gemstone therapeutics in a selected adult population in Pakistan

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages 32-

  Ishaque, Sidra ^a   Saleem, Taimur ^a   Qidwai, Waris ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JEWELRY; MALE; MINERALOGY; PAKISTAN; RELIGION; SUPERSTITION; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

MINERAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINERALS; PAKISTAN; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350029586     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-9-32     Document Type: Article

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