Herbal medicines: Malaysian women's knowledge and practice

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2013, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Kim Sooi, Law ^a   Lean Keng, Soon ^b  

^a ADVANCED MEDICAL AND DENTAL INSTITUTE   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCONUT OIL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INCOME; KNOWLEDGE; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANT;

EID: 84885350613     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2013/438139     Document Type: Article

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