Association between use of unconventional therapies and conventional medical services

JAMA

Volumn 282, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 651-656

  Druss, Benjamin G ^a,b   Rosenheck, Robert A ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL CARE; OUTPATIENT CARE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033581218     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.282.7.651     Document Type: Article

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