Use of herbal medicine among pregnant women on Antenatal care at Nekemte Hospital, Western Ethiopia

Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Bayisa, Bodena ^a   Tatiparthi, Ramanjireddy ^a   Mulisa, Eshetu ^a  

^a JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Herbal medicine; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

GINGER EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ETHIOPIA; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GINGER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICINAL PLANT; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TENAADAM; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84910030528     PISSN: 17357780     EISSN: 22287876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.17795/jjnpp-17368     Document Type: Article

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