Doctors' attitudes towards the use of herbal medicine in Lagos, Nigeria

Journal of Herbal Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-22

  Awodele, O ^a   Agbaje, E O ^a   Abiola, O O ^a   Awodele, D F ^a   Dolapo, D C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Doctors; Healthcare System; Herbal medicine; Herbal medicine research; Herbal medicine safety; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALE; NIGERIA; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

EID: 84859529698     PISSN: 22108033     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hermed.2012.02.002     Document Type: Article

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