The use of complementary and alternative medicine by patients attending a general otolaryngology clinic: can we afford to ignore it?

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 252-260

  Shakeel, Muhammad ^a   Trinidade, Aaron ^a   Jehan, Shah ^a   Ah See, Kim W ^a  

^a ABERDEEN ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COD LIVER OIL; PRIMROSE OIL;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALOE VERA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CRANBERRY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECHINACEA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GARLIC; HOMEOPATHY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REFLEXOLOGY; TEACHING HOSPITAL; THERAPY EFFECT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC DISEASES; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGIC DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953960053     PISSN: 01960709     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2009.02.016     Document Type: Article

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