Utilization and practice of traditional/complementary/alternative medicine (T/CAM) in southeast asian nations(ASEAN) member states

Studies on Ethno-Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 209-218

  Peltzer, Karl ^a,b,c   Pengpid, Supa ^b,c  

^a HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMPOPO   (South Africa)

^c MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Dietary Supplements; Herbal Medicine; Prevalence; Spiritual Treatment; Traditional Healers; Usage

Indexed keywords

EID: 84960128387     PISSN: 09735070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09735070.2015.11905437     Document Type: Article

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