Prevalent use of complementary and alternative medicine by patients with inflammatory eye disease

Ocular Immunology and Inflammation

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 193-204

  Smith, Justine R ^a   Spurrier, Nicola J ^b   Martin, J Travis ^a   Rosenbaum, James T ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; CHINESE DRUG; HERBACEOUS AGENT; VITAMIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CHINESE MEDICINE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DISEASE DURATION; DRUG USE; EYE DISEASE; EYE INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; GARLIC; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; RELIGION; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; UVEITIS; VITAMIN INTAKE; YOGA;

EID: 7044264213     PISSN: 09273948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/092739490500200     Document Type: Review

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