Investigation into the use of complementary and alternative medicine and affecting factors in Turkish asthmatic patients

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 698-707

  Tokem, Yasemin ^a   Aytemur, Zeynep Ayfer ^b   Yildirim, Yasemin ^a   Fadiloglu, Cicek ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Asthma; Complementary and alternative medicine; Nurses; Nursing; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ASTHMA; COHORT STUDIES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIND-BODY THERAPIES; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION TESTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857030503     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03823.x     Document Type: Article

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