Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use by Patients Chronically Infected with Hepatitis C Virus

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is becoming increasingly popular in North America. The use of CAM is also popular in patients with chronic liver disease but is not well documented. The extent of use of CAM in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected patients was determined, and the demo...

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Main Authors: Colin P White, Gerilynn Hirsch, Sunil Patel, Fatin Adams, Kevork M Peltekian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2007-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/231636
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description Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is becoming increasingly popular in North America. The use of CAM is also popular in patients with chronic liver disease but is not well documented. The extent of use of CAM in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infected patients was determined, and the demographic and clinical data between users and nonusers of CAM was compared.
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title Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use by Patients Chronically Infected with Hepatitis C Virus
title_full Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use by Patients Chronically Infected with Hepatitis C Virus
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