Dietary supplement use by South Korean adults: Data from the national complementary and alternative medicine use survey (NCAMUS) in 2006

Nutrition Research and Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 69-74

  Ock, Sun Myeong ^a   Hwang, Seung Sik ^b   Lee, Jeong Seop ^b   Song, Chan Hee ^a   Ock, Chan Myung ^c  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Inha University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Shinsung University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adult; Demography; Dietary supplements; Health status; Surveys

Indexed keywords

PANAX GINSENG;

EID: 79955461135     PISSN: 19761457     EISSN: 20056168     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4162/nrp.2010.4.1.69     Document Type: Article

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