A survey of Turkish hospital patients' use of herbal medicine

European Journal of Integrative Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 547-552

  Soner, Burak Cem ^a   Sahin, Ayşe Saide ^a   Sahin, Tahir Kemal ^a  

^a NECMETTIN ERBAKAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Attitudes; Herbal medicine; Hospital patients; Prevalence; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ALGAROBA; ALMOND OIL; CARNITINE; CHROMIUM; FISH OIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; UBIQUINONE; VITAMIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLACK CUMIN; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; COLD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DETOXIFICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; ECHINACEA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FENNEL; FEVER; GARLIC; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GINGER; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; GOVERNMENT; HAIR LOSS; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEART PALPITATION; HERB; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; HYPERTENSION; INCOME; INTERVIEW; LIVER CANCER; LIVER PROTECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANGO; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PHYSALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RASH; ROSEMARY; SALVIA OFFICINALIS; SENNA; SEX RATIO; SHARK; SILYBUM MARIANUM; SKIN DISEASE; SMOKING CESSATION; STRESS MANAGEMENT; TEA; TILIA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URTICA; WEAKNESS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84890115344     PISSN: 18763820     EISSN: 18763839     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eujim.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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