Trends in complementary and alternative medicine in Eastern Turkey

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 861-865

  Tan, Mehtap ^a   Uzun, Ozge ^a   Akçay, Fatih ^b  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HERB; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 8644227903     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2004.10.861     Document Type: Article

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