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Epidemiology of complementary and alternative practices in rheumatology.

C Ramos-Remus1, S Gutierrez-Ureña, P Davis.   

Abstract

The increasing prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine usage by the general population and rheumatic patients worldwide is reviewed. The many potential concerns about this type of therapy are addressed, ranging from toxicity issues to changes in behavioral attitudes. Finally, the authors speculate on some major socioeconomic outcomes associated with these therapies.

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Year:  1999        PMID: 10573756     DOI: 10.1016/s0889-857x(05)70100-9

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Rheum Dis Clin North Am        ISSN: 0889-857X            Impact factor:   2.670


  3 in total

Review 1.  Complementary and alternative therapies for fibromyalgia.

Authors:  L J Crofford; B E Appleton
Journal:  Curr Rheumatol Rep       Date:  2001-04       Impact factor: 4.592

2.  Association of complementary or alternative medicine use with quality of life, functional status or cumulated damage in chronic rheumatic diseases.

Authors:  José Alvarez-Nemegyei; Alberta Bautista-Botello; Jorge Dávila-Velázquez
Journal:  Clin Rheumatol       Date:  2009-01-13       Impact factor: 2.980

3.  Prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine despite limited perceived efficacy in patients with rheumatic diseases in Mexico: Cross-sectional study.

Authors:  Claudia Isabel Caballero-Hernández; Susana Aideé González-Chávez; Adelfia Urenda-Quezada; Greta Cristina Reyes-Cordero; Ingris Peláez-Ballestas; Everardo Álvarez-Hernández; César Pacheco-Tena
Journal:  PLoS One       Date:  2021-09-28       Impact factor: 3.240

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