Understanding the characteristics of physicians and patients, prescribing or using homeopathy, respectively, in conjunction with or instead of psychotropic drugs is undoubtedly of clinical and public health relevance.
For the majority of studies (89%), measures of absolute decline were used, although for a substantial minority, rates of onset of postdecline diagnosis (for instance, a diagnosis of dementia for a sample of nondemented persons) were used in conjunction with or instead of cognition (27%).
Patients appear to use CAM in conjunction with, not instead of conventional medicine.
In conclusion, Canadians appear to be using CAM services in conjunction with, not instead of, conventional care.
Most participants indicated that if given evidence that hawthorn could lower their blood pressure, they would be likely to use it either in conjunction with or instead of lifestyle modification or anti-hypertensive medications.
We used a cross-hemispheric frontal electrode montage in conjunction with tACS (instead of tDCS) and found this disrupted slow wave generation as expected, suggesting that it is the montage, and not the electric current as such (i.e. mere presence of any exogenous non-zero amperage), that determines the effects of transcranial electrical stimulation on sleep and memory consolidation.
Risk scores, either in conjunction with, or instead of, biochemical testing are widely acknowledged as a pragmatic and effective way of identifying risk status and their use is promoted by European level guidance on the prevention of type 2 diabetes [ 14].
If your health care practitioner is not familiar with dietary or herbal health management, consider consulting another practitioner either in conjunction with or instead of your present one.
You may want to consider non-medical solutions to your hair loss in conjunction with or instead of the solutions listed above.
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These can be used instead of--or in conjunction with--topical flea medications, and they fit alongside most regular dog collars.
