Complementary medicine use in a dementia clinic population

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 63-67

  Hogan, David B ^a   Ebly, Erika M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Complementary medicine; Dementia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHELATION THERAPY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; CANADA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0029937556     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002093-199601020-00002     Document Type: Article

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