Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Chronic Liver Disease Patients
Ferrucci LM, Bell BP, Dhotre KB, Manos MM, Terrault NA, Zaman A, Murphy RC, VanNess GR, Thomas AR, Bialek SR, Desai MM, Sofair AN. Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Chronic Liver Disease Patients. Journal Of Clinical Gastroenterology 2010, 44: e40-e45. PMID: 19779363, PMCID: PMC3730290, DOI: 10.1097/mcg.0b013e3181b766ed.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic liver disease patientsLiver disease patientsAlternative medicine useCAM useCAM therapiesDisease patientsMedicine useConventional treatmentPopulation-based surveillance studyLogistic regression analysisPopulation-based sampleCLD etiologyClinical characteristicsCurrent usePrior hospitalizationIndependent correlatesMedical recordsClinical informationSurveillance studyPatientsTherapyDietary supplementsPotential predictorsHealth concernHerbal medicine