Perception and use of complementary and alternative medicine among children and adults with epilepsy: The importance of the decision makers

Acta Medica Iranica

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 153-157

  Asadi Pooya, Ali A ^a,b,c   Emami, Mehrdad ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adults; Children; Complementary and alternative medicine; Epilepsy

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SIDE EFFECT; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; DECISION MAKING; IRAN;

ADULT; CHILD; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DECISION MAKING; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; PERCEPTION;

EID: 84900029131     PISSN: 00446025     EISSN: 17359694     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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