Use of complementary and alternative medicine among patients with chronic diseases

Acta Clinica Croatica

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 181-188

  Mollaoǧlu, Mukadder ^a   Aciyurt, Alkar ^b  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Department of Public Health Gölova ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Complementary and alternative medicine; Factors associated with complementary and alternative medicine use; Prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine use

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HOUSEWIFE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRAINE; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; TURKEY;

EID: 84891603208     PISSN: 03539466     EISSN: 13339451     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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