The cardiovascular patient's perceptions of complementary and alternative medicine

Clinical Cardiology

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 161-164

  Krasuski, Richard A ^a,c   Michaelis, Kyle ^a   Eckart, Robert E ^b  

^a WILFORD HALL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BROOKE ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Complementary and alternative medicine; Efficacy; Hormone replacement; Safety; Vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SAFETY; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ASCORBIC ACID; CARDIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; COHORT STUDIES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEXAS; VITAMIN E;

EID: 33645819194     PISSN: 01609289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clc.4960290407     Document Type: Review

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