Use of complementary and alternative medicine in patients with inherited metabolic disease

ERDÖL Ş., SAĞLAM H.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM, vol.31, no.10, pp.1091-1098, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 10
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1515/jpem-2018-0165
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1091-1098
  • Keywords: alternative medicine, complementary medicine, inherited, metabolic disease, CANCER, THERAPIES, CHILDREN
  • Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: There are no studies on the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies in subjects with inherited metabolic disease (IMD) in the current literature. This study aimed to determine the type, frequency of and reasons for the use, and factors associated with the use of CAM therapies.