Globalization and loss of plant knowledge: Challenging the paradigm

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Vandebroek, Ina ^a   Balick, Michael J ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RURAL AREA; SELF MEDICATION; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

AGE FACTORS; CULTURE; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; NEW YORK CITY; PLANTS, EDIBLE; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84861472356     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0037643     Document Type: Article

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