Use of complementary and alternative medicine in HIV-infected subjects

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 193-199

  Agnoletto, Vittorio ^a   Chiaffarino, Francesca ^b   Nasta, Paola ^a   Rossi, Roberto ^a   Parazzini, Fabio ^a  

^a Lega Italiana/la Lotta contro l'AIDS   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

Author keywords

Case control study; Complementary therapy use; Epidemiology; HIV; HIV infected subject

Indexed keywords

ANTIRETROVIRUS AGENT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; MINERAL; VITAMIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION; EUROPE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FRANCE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GERMANY; GREECE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; ITALY; LIPODYSTROPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; NEUROPATHY; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REIKI; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT REDUCTION; YOGA;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTI-HIV AGENTS; ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY, HIGHLY ACTIVE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33746885184     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2006.01.008     Document Type: Article

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