Complementary and alternative medicine use among Turkish diabetes patients

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 78-83

  Ceylan, Süleyman ^a   Azal, Ömer ^a   Taşlipinar, Abdullah ^a   Türker, Türker ^a   Açikel, Cengiz Han ^a   Gulec, Mahir ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative therapies; Diabetes mellitus; Turkey

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; POMEGRANATE EXTRACT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALMOND; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BIRTHPLACE; CINNAMON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATION; EXPECTATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDITATION; OREGANO; OUTPATIENT CARE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URTICA DIOICA;

EID: 58849105369     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2008.07.003     Document Type: Article

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