Herbal and nutritional supplement use among college students in Qatar;Consommation de compléments nutritionnels et à base de plantes par des étudiants de l’enseignement supérieur au Qatar

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 39-44

  Mamtani, R ^a   Cheema, S ^a   MacRae, B ^b   Alrouh, H ^a   Lopez, T ^b   ElHajj, M ^c   Mahfoud, Z ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Qatar)

^b University of Doha for Science and Technology   (Qatar)

^c QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; FISH OIL; MINERAL; MULTIVITAMIN; OMEGA 3 FATTY ACID; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; ALLOPATHY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; COLLEGE STUDENT; DECISION MAKING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISEASE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; QATAR; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; YOUNG ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QATAR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84923504054     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2015.21.1.39     Document Type: Article

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