cam therapies have become increasingly  popular in pediatric populations. phytotherapy are the most common cam used in children. yet, little is known about children’s preferences for cam. but it is expected to become more widely integrated into the modern medical system, including the medical curriculum.the aim of this study is to introduce the prevalence and characteristics of cam use in pedia...

how to cite this article: tonekaboni sh, jafari naeini s, khajeh a, yaghini o, ghazavi a, abdollah gorji f. use of complementary and alternative medicine for epileptic children in tehran: a cross-sectional study (2009-2011). iran j child neurol. 2014 winter; 8(1):26-31. objective although the use of complementary and alternative medicine (cam) has been evaluated globally, there are few studies ...

complementary and alternative medicine (cam) is frequently used in portugal and it contributes to the improvement of people’s health. cam and western medicine (wm) are taken as complements both in the diagnosis and the treatment stage. the portuguese health system is able to generate certified cam professionals but the provision of cam care and services is not included in the national health sy...

complementary and alternative medicine (cam) is widely used by patients worldwide. financial factors may influence the decision to use cam. national health systems are requested to consider cam in their health plans.

background portugal has a strong tradition of conventional western healthcare. so it provides a natural case study for the relationship between complementary/alternative medicine (cam) and western medicine (wm). this work aims to test the relationship between cam and wm users in the diagnosis and treatment stages and to estimate the determinants of cam choice.   methods the forth portuguese nat...

CAM (Complementary and Alternative Medicine) therapies have become increasingly  popular in pediatric populations. phytotherapy are the most common CAM used in children. Yet, little is known about children’s preferences for CAM. But It is expected to become more widely integrated into the modern medical system, including the medical curriculum.The aim of this study is to introduce the prevalenc...

cam (complementary and alternative medicine) therapies have become increasingly  popular in pediatric populations. phytotherapy are the most common cam used in children. yet, little is known about children’s preferences for cam. but it is expected to become more widely integrated into the modern medical system, including the medical curriculum.the aim of this study is to introduce the prevalenc...

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is widely used by patients worldwide. Financial factors may influence the decision to use CAM. National Health Systems are requested to consider CAM in their health plans.

the treatments used by most doctors are considered conventional medicine. complementary and alternative medicine (cam) consists of a group of health care practices and products that are considered out of the mainstream. an “out-of-the-mainstream” treatment is considered complementary if you use it along with conventional medicine. research shows that 40 percent of women in the united states use...

Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) is frequently used in Portugal and it contributes to the improvement of people’s health. CAM and Western Medicine (WM) are taken as complements both in the diagnosis and the treatment stage. The Portuguese health system is able to generate certified CAM professionals but the provision of CAM care and services is not included in the national health sy...