Characteristics and practices of Traditional Chinese Medicine retail shops in London, UK: A cross-sectional study using an observational approach

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

Volumn 173, Issue , 2015, Pages 318-329

  Teng, Lida ^a   Shaw, Debbie ^b   Barnes, Joanne ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chinese Materia Medica (CMM); Commerce; Cross sectional study; Ethnopharmacy; Patent Chinese Medicine (PCM); Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)

Indexed keywords

CHINESE DRUG; MATERIA MEDICA;

ACNE; ACUPUNCTURE; ALLERGY TEST; ALLOPATHY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONSULTATION; CRANIOSACRAL THERAPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ECZEMA; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MOXIBUSTION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; OBESITY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PHYSICIAN; PILOT STUDY; PSORIASIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TIBETAN MEDICINE; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; DRUG LABELING; ENGLAND; PRODUCT SAFETY;

COMMERCE; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DRUG LABELING; HUMANS; LONDON; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL;

EID: 84938824145     PISSN: 03788741     EISSN: 18727573     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2015.07.027     Document Type: Article

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