Reasons of using complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) among elderly Malaysians of Kuala Lumpur and Selangor states: An exploratory study

Journal of Young Pharmacists

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 50-53

  Mitha, Shahid ^a   Nagarajan, Vimalan ^a   Babar, Muneer Gohar ^a   Siddiqui, Mohammad Jamshed Ahmad ^b   Jamshed, Shazia Qasim ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Attitude; Belief; Complementary and alternative medicine; Elderly; Malaysian

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALLOPATHY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNIC GROUP; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALAYSIAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WELLBEING;

EID: 84883452129     PISSN: 09751483     EISSN: 09751505     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jyp.2013.05.002     Document Type: Article

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