Nutraceuticals use among the inhabitants of Penang, Malaysia

International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 402-414

  Khan, Tahir M ^a   Hassali, Mohamed A ^b   Al Haddad, Mahmoud S Mohammad ^b  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Chinese; Malaysians; Nutraceuticals

Indexed keywords

NUTRACEUTICAL;

ARTICLE; ASIAN; CELL COUNT; CHINESE; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HUMAN; INDIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAY; MALAYSIA; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESEARCH SUBJECT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 79958245404     PISSN: 18404529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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