The use of complementary and alternative medicine among dermatology outpatients in Eastern Turkey

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 214-221

  Bilgili, S G ^a   Ozkol, H U ^a   Karadag, A S ^b   Calka, O ^a  

^a YUZUNCU YIL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b GOZTEPE TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; dermatology; herbal therapy; side effect; skin disease

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; FUEL OIL; HENNA; LAKE WATER; NITRIC ACID; SKIN CREAM; SOAP; VINEGAR; YOGHURT;

ACNE VULGARIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALOPECIA AREATA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANTHRAX; APHTHOUS STOMATITIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BEHCET DISEASE; BENIGN TUMOR; CHILD; CONTACT DERMATITIS; DOUGH; DRUG ERUPTION; ECZEMA; EGG; ERYTHEMA MULTIFORME; FEMALE; FURUNCULOSIS; HERB; HERBAL MEDICINE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HONEY; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; INSECT BITE; IRRITANT DERMATITIS; LEECHING; LEMON JUICE; LICHEN PLANUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; MULBERRY; MYCOSIS; ONION; OUTPATIENT; PARONYCHIA; POWDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; PSORIASIS; RAW MEAT; RELIGION; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SKIN DISEASE; SMOKING; TINEA PEDIS; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URTICARIA; VERRUCA VULGARIS; VIRUS INFECTION; VITILIGO; YOUNG ADULT;

COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; DERMATOLOGY; HERBAL THERAPY; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SKIN DISEASES; TURKEY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890840162     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327113494904     Document Type: Article

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