The use of medicinal plants in healthcare practices by Rohingya refugees in a degraded forest and conservation area of Bangladesh

International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 76-82

  Khana, Mohammed Abu Sayed Arfin ^a   Ahmed Mukul, Sharif ^a   Salim Uddin, Mohammed ^a,b   Golam Kibria, Mohammad ^a   Sultana, Fahmida ^a  

^a SHAHJALAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Bangladesh)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diversity; Healthcare; Medicinal plants; Rohingyas; Teknaf Game Reserve

Indexed keywords

COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; ETHNOBOTANY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HEALTH SERVICES; MEDICINAL PLANT; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; REFUGE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

BANGLADESH; CHITTAGONG [BANGLADESH]; TEKNAF GAME RESERVE;

EID: 78649736852     PISSN: 17451590     EISSN: 17451604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451590902978855     Document Type: Article

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