Prevalence and pattern of use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in hypertensive patients of a tertiary care center in India

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 294-298

  Shafiq, N ^a   Gupta, M ^a   Kumari, S ^a   Pandhi, P ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Hypertension; Patterns; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; HERBACEOUS AGENT; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; RASH; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038606534     PISSN: 09461965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5414/CPP41294     Document Type: Article

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