Complementary and alternative medicine for Alzheimer's disease: An overview of systematic reviews

Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 186-191

  Posadzki, Paul ^a   Ernst, Edzard ^a   Lee, Myeong Soo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; complementary and alternative medicine; effectiveness; systematic reviews

Indexed keywords

DONEPEZIL; GALANTAMINE; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HUPERZINE A; MELISSA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT; MEMANTINE; RIVASTIGMINE; SALVIA OFFICINALIS EXTRACT;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AROMATHERAPY; CHIROPRACTIC; COGNITION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; FEVER; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NAUSEA; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SPIRITUAL HEALING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAI CHI; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; YOGA;

EID: 84869055699     PISSN: 14653753     EISSN: 20427166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fct.12001     Document Type: Review

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