Correlates of use of alternative medicine by the elderly in an urban population

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 277-280

  Cherniack, E P ^a,b   Senzel, R S ^a   Pan, C X ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; EDUCATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0034977763     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/107555301300328160     Document Type: Article

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