Patterns of usage of complementary and alternative medicine in general surgical patients

International Journal of Surgery

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 206-211

  Velanovich, Vic ^a   Hallal, Nadim ^a   Shah, Monty ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthetic Complications; Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Patient Perceptions; Surgical Complications

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ASTRAGALUS EXTRACT; CANNABIS; CARNITINE; CASCARA SAGRADA; CHONDROITIN; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; EPHEDRA EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; GLUCOSAMINE; GRAPE SEED EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM EXTRACT; LINSEED OIL; MAGNESIUM OXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; POLLEN EXTRACT; PRIMROSE OIL; SABAL EXTRACT; VITAMIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BREAST BIOPSY; CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CAUCASIAN; CHIROPRACTIC; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COLON RESECTION; COLOSTOMY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ESOPHAGUS RESECTION; FEMALE; FRUIT JUICE; GASTRECTOMY; GENERAL SURGERY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HERNIOPLASTY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; INTESTINE RESECTION; LIVER RESECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MASSAGE; MASTECTOMY; PANCREAS RESECTION; PANCREATICOJEJUNOSTOMY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; RED TART CHERRY JUICE; SEX RATIO; SPLENECTOMY; STOMACH FUNDOPLICATION; TREATMENT DURATION; YOGA;

EID: 33751523622     PISSN: 17439191     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2006.03.005     Document Type: Article

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