Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among hypertensive patients in Palestine

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 256-263

  Ali Shtayeh, Mohammed S ^a   Jamous, Rana M ^a   Jamous, Rania M ^a,b   Salameh, Nihaya M Y ^a,b  

^a Biodiversity and oEnvironmental Research Center BERC   (Palestine)

^b Military Medical Services   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Herb drug interactions; Herbal medicine; Hypertension; Palestine

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARAB; ARTICLE; COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; GARLIC; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HERB DRUG INTERACTION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PALESTINE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HYPERTENSION; PALESTINE;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ARABS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; GARLIC; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MIDDLE EAST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANTS, MEDICINAL; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84887193058     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2013.09.001     Document Type: Article

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