Consumers' attitude towards the use and safety of herbal medicines and herbal dietary supplements in Serbia

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 835-840

  Samojlik, Isidora ^a   Mijatović, Vesna ^a   Gavarić, Neda ^a   Krstin, Sonja ^a   Božin, Biljana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOVI SAD   (Serbia)

Author keywords

Consumers' attitude; Herbal dietary supplements; Herbal medicines; Interactions; Safety; Serbia

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; VALERIAN;

ADULT; AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM; ARCTOSTAPHYLOS UVA-URSI; ARTICHOKE; ARTICLE; ASTRAGALUS PLANT; AWARENESS; CONSULTATION; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANBERRY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; ECHINACEA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUCALYPTUS; FEMALE; FOOD SAFETY; FRANGULA; GARLIC; GINKGO BILOBA; GUARANA; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALE; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SABAL; SERBIA; SOYBEAN; SQUASH; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TEA; THYME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY PHARMACY SERVICES; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FOOD-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SERBIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84886102265     PISSN: 22107703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11096-013-9819-3     Document Type: Article

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