Use and acceptance of complementary and alternative medicine among the general population and medical personnel: A systematic review

Ochsner Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-56

  Frass, Michael ^a   Strassl, Robert Paul ^a   Friehs, Helmut ^a   Müllner, Michael ^a   Kundi, Michael ^a   Kaye, Alan D ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Complementary medicine

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; AGE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GENDER; GEOGRAPHIC DIFFERENCE; GEOGRAPHY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MASSAGE; MEDICAL PERSONNEL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MEDLINE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STUDENT; PHARMACY STUDENT; POPULATION; PREDICTION; PSYCINFO; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SEARCH ENGINE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 84858680181     PISSN: 15245012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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