The role of complementary indigenous malay therapies: Perspectives from palliative care patients

Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Lua, Pei Lin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

attitudes; beliefs; complementary indigenous Malay therapies; health related quality of life; palliative care; perceptions; reasons

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLEMENTARY INDIGENOUS MALAY THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HERB; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PLANT ROOT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEA CUCUMBER; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPICES; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MEDICINE, EAST ASIAN TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 79955689716     PISSN: 15533840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2202/1553-3840.1369     Document Type: Article

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