Although there are many alternatives to herbal products, some persons prefer herbal products for consumption. What are the socio economic factors associated with this?
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Smith-Hall, C., Larsen, H. O., & Pouliot, M. (2012). People, plants and health: a conceptual framework for assessing changes in medicinal plant consumption. Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine, 8(1), 1.