Use of alternative health care practitioners by Canadians

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 88, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 154-158

  Millar, Wayne J ^a  

^a HEALTH STATISTICS DIVISION   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSULTATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; POPULATION STRUCTURE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0030758128     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403879     Document Type: Article

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