TRAMIL ethnopharmacological survey: Knowledge distribution of medicinal plant use in the southeast region of Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Health Sciences Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 329-339

  Alvarado Guzmán, José A ^a,b   Gavillán Suárez, Jannette ^b,c   Germosén Robineau, Lionel ^d  

^a Census information Center and Biostatistician

^b Institute of Interdisciplinary Research   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO AT CAYEY   (Puerto Rico)

^d University of French Antilles and Guyana   (France)

Author keywords

Puerto Rico; TRAMIL ethnopharmaco logical survey; Urban use of medicinal plants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PUERTO RICO; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PUERTO RICO; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 72849118093     PISSN: 07380658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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