Use of complementary therapies by patients with IBD may indicate psychosocial distress

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 174-179

  Langmead, Louise ^a   Chitnis, Meenali ^a   Rampton, David S ^a,b  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL LONDON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Inflammatory level bowel disease; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; EVENING PRIMOSE OIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; SLIPPERY ELM EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VERBENA EXTRACT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHINESE HERB; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE MARKER; EMOTION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MARRIAGE; OUTPATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLIPPERY ELM; SOCIAL ASPECT; ULCERATIVE COLITIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; VERBENACEAE;

EID: 0036106468     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00054725-200205000-00003     Document Type: Article

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