Awareness, use, attitude and perceived need for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) education among undergraduate pharmacy students in Sierra Leone: A descriptive cross-sectional survey

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  James, Peter B ^a,b   Bah, Abdulai J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIERRA LEONE   (Sierra Leone)

^b Compound New England Ville ^*  (Sierra Leone)

Author keywords

Attitude; Awareness; Complementary and alternative medicine; Education; Pharmacy students; Sierra Leone; Use

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CURRICULUM; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; PHARMACY STUDENT; RELAXATION TRAINING; SIERRA LEONEAN; SPIRITUAL HEALING; STUDENT ATTITUDE; YOGA; AWARENESS; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIST; PHARMACY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIERRA LEONE; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AWARENESS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, PHARMACY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHARMACIES; PHARMACISTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SIERRA LEONE; STUDENTS, PHARMACY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84920818525     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-438     Document Type: Article

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