What motivates new, established and long-term users of herbal medicine: is there more than push and pull?
Abstract Background The use of herbal medicine (HM) has become an essential form of treatment and it is more and more common around the world. Little is known about the reasons that drive people to initially use HM or to maintain their behaviour, and whether the so-called “push and pull factors” kno...
Main Authors: | Alexandra N. Welz, Agnes Emberger-Klein, Klaus Menrad |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-07-01
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Series: | BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-019-2584-7 |
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