Assessment of use of complementary alternative medicine and its impact on quality of life in the patients attending rheumatology clinic, in a tertiary care centre in India

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 50-57

  Jadhav, M ^a   Jadhav, P ^a   Shelke, P ^a   Sharma, Y ^a   Nadkar, M ^b  

^a MAHARASHTRA UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (India)

^b KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; osteoarthritis; quality of life; rheumatoid arthritis; WOMAC index (modified)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AYURVEDA; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF CARE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WESTERN ONTARIO AND MCMASTER UNIVERSITIES OSTEOARTHRITIS INDEX; YOGA;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERTIARY HEALTHCARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84871957346     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: 19983654     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.103961     Document Type: Article

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