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- Title
Complementary medicine use in cardiovascular disease: a clinician's viewpoint.
- Authors
Kiat, Hosen; Yu Sun Bin; Grant, Suzanne; Chang, Dennis Hsu-Tung
- Abstract
The authors discuss the application of complementary medicine in the management of cardiovascular disease (CVD). They say that this illness is the top cause of mortality and morbidity of patients in Australia due to its chronic nature. According to them, complementary medicine can be effectively administered in patients with this disease through reduced adherence to conventional therapies and drug interaction.
- Subjects
AUSTRALIA; ALTERNATIVE medicine; CARDIOVASCULAR disease treatment; MORTALITY; DRUG interactions
- Publication
Medical Journal of Australia, 2011, Vol 195, Issue 11/12, p654
- ISSN
0025-729X
- Publication type
Opinion
- DOI
10.5694/mja10.10976