Knowledge and behaviours related to herbal remedies: A cross-sectional epidemiological study in adults in Middle Anatolia, Turkey

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 389-395

  Nur, Naim ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Behaviours; Herbal remedies; Knowledge; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; SELF MEDICATION; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF MEDICATION; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954569873     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2010.00911.x     Document Type: Article

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