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The legislative and regulatory framework governing herbal medicine use and practice in Kenya: a review

Complementary and alternative medicine is an integral component of primary healthcare in Kenya. This is because the infrastructural health setup in the country is inadequate in catering for all the medical needs of the population. This particularly holds true in the rural areas where many rural folk...

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Autores principales:	Okumu, Mitchel Otieno, Ochola, Francis Okumu, Onyango, Allan Odhiambo, Mbaria, James Mucunu, Gakuya, Daniel Waweru, Kanja, Laetitia Wakonyu, Kiama, Stephen Gitahi, Onyango, Mary Atieno
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	The African Field Epidemiology Network 2017
Materias:	Review
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5882212/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29629018 http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2017.28.232.12585

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