Open AccessPerception, attitude and usage of complementary and alternative medicine among doctors and patients in a tertiary care hospital in India
Author(s) -
Vandana Roy,
Monica Gupta,
Raktim Ghosh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.153418
Subject(s) - tertiary care , medicine , family medicine , alternative medicine , inclusion (mineral) , safer , perception , homeopathy , health care , tertiary level , positive attitude , teaching hospital , psychology , social psychology , computer security , mathematics education , pathology , neuroscience , computer science , economics , economic growth
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has been practiced in India for thousands of years. The aim of this study was to determine the extent of use, perception and attitude of doctors and patients utilizing the same healthcare facility.