Open AccessUsage of complementary and alternative medicine among patients with chronic kidney disease on maintenance hemodialysis
Author(s) -
Aravapalli S. M. Arjuna Rao,
D Phaneendra,
Ch. Divya Pavani,
P. Soundararajan,
N Vanitha Rani,
P Thennarasu,
G Kannan
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of pharmacy and bioallied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.268
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 0976-4879
pISSN - 0975-7406
DOI - 10.4103/0975-7406.171692
Subject(s) - medicine , dialysis , acupuncture , kidney disease , hemodialysis , alternative medicine , disease , national health interview survey , physical therapy , modalities , socioeconomic status , health care , intensive care medicine , family medicine , population , pathology , social science , environmental health , sociology , economics , economic growth
To determine the prevalence and the type of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD).