Use and attitude on herbal medicine in a group of pregnant women in Tehran

Journal of Medicinal Plants

Volumn 11, Issue 41, 2012, Pages 22-33

  Hashem Dabaghian, F ^a   Abdollahi Fard, M ^a   Shojaei, A ^a   Kianbakht, S ^b   Zafarghandi, N ^c   Goushegir, A ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b AVICENNA RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

^c SHAHED UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Attitude; Herbal medicine; Iran; Practice; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

BORAGE OIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; OLIBANUM; PEPPERMINT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALOE VERA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BASIL; CHICORY; CINNAMON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GINGER; GLYCYRRHIZA; HEALTH INSURANCE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; PHYSICIAN; PLANT SEED; PREDICTION; PREGNANT WOMAN; QUINCE; TEA; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; WILLOW;

MENTHA X PIPERITA;

EID: 84862835718     PISSN: 2717204X     EISSN: 27172058     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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