The assessment of complementary and alternative medicine use among individuals with HIV: A systematic review and recommendations for future research

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 789-796

  Owen Smith, Ashli ^a   Depadilla, Lara ^a   Diclemente, Ralph ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY;

BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; HIV; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 80052188799     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2010.0669     Document Type: Review

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