Reasons given by hypertensive patients for concurrently using traditional and Western medicine at Natalspruit Hospital in the Gauteng Province, South Africa

African Journal of Primary Health Care and Family Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Lotika, Atileombolo A ^a   Mabuza, Langalibalele H ^b   Okonta, Henry I ^b  

^a Family Medicine and Primary Health Care Natalspruit Hospital   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

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EID: 84906253217     PISSN: 20712928     EISSN: 20712936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/phcfm.v5i1.458     Document Type: Article

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