The use of complementary and alternative medicine by asthma patients

QJM: An International Journal of Medicine

Volumn 96, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 747-754

  Ng, Tze Pin ^a   Wong, M L ^a   Hong, C Y ^a   Koh, K T C ^a   Goh, L G ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; CORDYCEPS SINENSIS EXTRACT; EPHEDRA EXTRACT; GINGER EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANIMAL FOOD; ANIMAL PRODUCT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ASTHMA; CHINESE; CHINESE HERB; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPHEDRA; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; GINGER; GINSENG; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CARE; SINGAPORE; SPIROMETRY;

EID: 0141960102     PISSN: 14602725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/hcg121     Document Type: Article

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