Population-based survey of complementary and alternative medicine usage, patient satisfaction, and physician involvement

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 375-381

  Oldendick, Robert ^a   Coker, Ann L ^b   Wieland, Darryl ^b   Raymond, James I ^b   Probst, Janice C ^b   Schell, Bruce J ^b   Stoskopf, Carleen H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RURAL AREA; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034107617     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007611-200093040-00005     Document Type: Article

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