...Jitka Pokladnikova; Iva Selke-Krulichova Summary Background: Prevalence rates of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use are still missing for some European countries, especially in the East. Thus, we measured patterns and determinants of CAM use among a representative sample...

...Martin Schencking; Andreas Sönnichsen; Susanne Bassüner; Marcus Redaelli Summary Background: There is limited valid data available on CAM procedures for chronic joint and neuropathic pain in primary care in Germany. Indiviual CAM qualifications of the general practitioners (GPs) and the potential...

... to persons or property resulting from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. 2015 Iranian traditional medicine Leech therapy Complementary medicine CAM Traditionelle iranische Medizin Blutegeltherapie Komplementärmedizin CAM...

...Robert P. Götti; Jörg Melzer; Reinhard Saller In traditional medicine, especially CAM, the concept of (herbal) tonics has a long history in the different medical systems (TEN -- Traditional European Naturopathy; TCM - Traditional Chinese Medicine). Nevertheless, the ideas concerning the function...

...Wolfgang Weidenhammer; Maria Elena Lacruz; Rebecca Thwing Emeny; Klaus Linde; Annette Peters; Barbara Thorand; Andreas Mielck; Karl-Heinz Ladwig Background: Despite the growing proportion of older adults in Europe there is only limited knowledge of CAM use among the elderly. This analysis aims...

...Anne Weissenstein; Alexandra Straeter; Gloria Villalon; Elisabeth Luchter; Stefan Bittmann Background: The role of complementary alternative medicine (CAM) in pediatrics has considerably increased in the last years. The knowledge about potential side effects and possible interactions...

... from any ideas, methods, instructions or products referred to in the content or advertisements. 2013 Claudicatio intermittens Multi-Target-Mechanismus CAM Phytotherapie Padma 28 Rheologika Phosphodiesterase-IIl-Hemmer Pleiotropie Claudicatio intermittens Phytotherapy...

... of such practices in the USA generally referred to under the label of ‘complementary and alternative medicine' (CAM). In this article we summarize some of the highlight events that punctuated this resurgence over the last 20 years. As in the past, social forces affecting these trends circulate around power...

...Igor Hrgovic; Zlatko Hrgovic; Dubravko Habek; Slavko Oreskovic; Johannes Hofmann; Karsten Münstedt Background: This nationwide study assessed the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) methods in departments of obstetrics in Croatia and compared it with an identical assessment carried...

...Karsten Münstedt; Christian Schröter; Dörthe Brüggmann; Hans-Rudolf Tinneberg; Richard von Georgi Background: This nationwide study aimed to assess the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) methods in German departments of obstetrics. Methods: All German departments of obstetrics were...