Use of herbal medicine among pregnant women attending a tertiary hospital in northern Nigeria

Internet Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Tamuno, Igbiks ^a   Omole Ohonsi, Abiodun ^a   Fadare, Joseph ^a  

^a BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Education; Ginger; Herbal medicine; Pregnancy; Trimester

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; GARLIC; GINGER; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; NIGERIA; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 80054736587     PISSN: None     EISSN: 15288439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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