Perceptions of complementary/alternative medicine use and influence on evidence-based asthma medicine adherence in Malaysian children

• Main Authors: Ramdzan, Siti Nurkamilla, Pinnock, Hilary, Liew, Su May, Sukri, Nursyuhada, Salim, Hani, Hanafi, Nik Sherina, Hussein, Norita, Suhaimi, Julia, Lee, Ping Yein, Cheong, Ai Theng, Ahad, Azainorsuzila Mohd, Cunningham, Steve, Khoo, Ee Ming
• Format: Article
• Published: Nature Research 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/23683/; https://doi.org/10.1038/s41533-019-0118-x
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is widely used especially in Asia including for childhood asthma. The use of CAM could influence adherence to evidence-based (E-B) medicine. We explored the views of carers of Malaysian children with asthma regarding the use of CAM for childhood asthma, a...