Use of alternative medications in patients with neurologic disorders

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1540-1545

  Ryan, Melody ^a   Johnson, Mitzi S ^a   Dalmady Israel, Christina ^a   Kaiser, Jean Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative therapy; Neurologic disorders

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; MINERAL; VITAMIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CHELATION THERAPY; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDUCATION; EPILEPSY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOLISTIC THERAPY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; MINERAL INTAKE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPATHY; OUTPATIENT; PARKINSON DISEASE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; STROKE; TREMOR; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; YOGA;

EID: 0036786156     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1A455     Document Type: Article

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