Use of alternative medicine by Saudi liver disease patients attending a tertiary care center: Prevalence and attitudes

Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 75-80

  Al Zahim, Abdulaziz ^a   Al Malki, Nawaf ^a   Al Abdulkarim, Faisal ^a   Al Sofayan, Salman ^a   Abunab, Hossam ^a   Abdo, Ayman A ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Complementary alternative medicine; Herbs; Liver disease; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLOPATHY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; FEMALE; HERB; HONEY; HUMAN; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBOTOMY; PHYSICIAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAUDI ARABIA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHLEBOTOMY; SAUDI ARABIA; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS;

EID: 84875943381     PISSN: 13193767     EISSN: 19984049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1319-3767.108477     Document Type: Article

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