Prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine use among rheumatoid arthritis patients in Saudi Arabia

Prevalence of complementary and alternative medicine use among rheumatoid arthritis patients in Saudi Arabia

Background and aim: The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is unexplored among Saudi rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and types of CAM used among patients with RA and factors associated with their use. Experimental procedure: A...

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Main Authors:	Aseel M. Almuhareb, Tariq M. Alhawassi, Ahmed A. Alghamdi, Mohammed A. Omair, Hussain Alarfaj, Abdulrahman Alarfaj, Bedor A. Alomari, Maysoon S. Alblowi, Haya M. Almalag
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2019-11-01
Series:	Saudi Pharmaceutical Journal
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319016419300957

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