Use of traditional and complementary medicine in Malaysia: a baseline study

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 292-299

  Siti, Z M ^a   Tahir, A ^b   Farah, A Ida ^a   Fazlin, S M Ami ^a   Sondi, S ^b   Azman, A H ^b   Maimunah, A H ^b   Haniza, M A ^b   Siti Haslinda, M D ^b   Zulkarnain, A K ^b   Zakiah, I ^a   Zaleha, W C Wan ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH   (Malaysia)

^b Institute for Health Systems Research   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Complementary; Malaysia; Modalities; Prevalence; Traditional; Usage

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; NATURAL PRODUCT; VITAMIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; CHILD; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH EDUCATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALAYSIA; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; PREVALENCE; REFLEXOLOGY; SEX RATIO; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; ETHNOBOTANY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICINE, EAST ASIAN TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70450277200     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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