How effective are complementary therapies for HIV and AIDS? - A systematic review

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 629-635

  Özsoy, Metin ^a   Ernst, Edzard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

AIDS; Alternative medicine; Complementary medicine; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

VITAMIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MASSAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EVALUATION STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0032869498     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462991913088     Document Type: Article

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