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Characterizing Herbal Medicine Use for Noncommunicable Diseases in Urban South Africa

Economic challenges associated with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and the sociocultural outlook of many patients especially in Africa have increased dependence on traditional herbal medicines (THMs) for these diseases. A cross-sectional descriptive study designed to determine the prevalence of and...

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Autores principales:	Hughes, Gail D., Aboyade, Oluwaseyi M., Beauclair, Roxanne, Mbamalu, Oluchi N., Puoane, Thandi R.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2015
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4629029/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26557865 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/736074

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