The use of complementary and alternative medicine in patients with common variable immunodeficiency

Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 480-483

  Karali, Y ^a   Saglam, H ^a   Karali, Z ^a   Kilic, Sara S ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Common variable immunodefi ciency; Complementary and alternative medicine; Immunodeficiency

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPOTENTIATION; INFANT; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SPIRITUAL HEALING; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053959112     PISSN: 10189068     EISSN: 16980808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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