Complementary therapies for asthma : What patients use

Author(s): Ernst, E.

Journal/Book: j asthma. 1998; 35(8): 667-671.

Abstract: Asthma patients are prime candidates to employ complementary medicine ( CM) for their conditions, yet little hard data exist on the prevalence of CM use by these patients. This survey was aimed at generating some information on this and related issues. Members of the UK National Asthma Campaign (17, 000) were invited to complete a questionnaire and 4741 responded. Only 41% of the respondents had never tried CM. Breathing techniques, homoeopathy, and herbalis cluded that CM is frequently used for asthma. Therefore, this area of healthcare would seem to warrant more rigorous investigation.

Keyword(s): cam. asthma

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