Complementary and alternative medicine use among Mauritian women

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 36-43

  Suroowan, Shanoo ^a   Mahomoodally, Fawzi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Mauritius; Phytotherapy; Women's health; Zootherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANGIOSPERM; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MAURITIUS; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ANGIOSPERMS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAURITIUS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872616632     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2012.07.002     Document Type: Article

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