Complementary and alternative medicine use among patients undergoing otolaryngologic surgery

Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 355-361

  Shakeel, Muhammad ^a   Newton, Jonathan R ^a   Ah See, Kim Wong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Complementary and alternative medicine (cam); Head and neck surgery; Inpatients; Otolaryngologic surgery; Tertiary care hospital

Indexed keywords

COD LIVER OIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; KAVA; MELATONIN; PRIMROSE OIL; VALERIAN; VITAMIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE; ALOE VERA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; COMFREY; CRANBERRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EAR NOSE THROAT SURGERY; EAR SURGERY; ECHINACEA; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FACE SURGERY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; GARLIC; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; JET LAG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; NECK DISSECTION; NOSE RECONSTRUCTION; NOSE SEPTUM RECONSTRUCTION; NOSE SURGERY; ORAL SURGERY; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFLEXOLOGY; SABAL; SENNA; SHIATSU; SPIRITUAL HEALING; STATISTICS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNITED KINGDOM; VISCUM ALBUM; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; YOGA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EAR DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; PHYTOTHERAPY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67049133139     PISSN: 19160216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2310/7070.2009.080165     Document Type: Article

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