Perceptions about complementary therapies relative to conventional therapies among adults who use both: Results from a national survey

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 135, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 344-351

  Eisenberg, D M ^a   Kessler, R C ^a   Van Rompay, M I ^a   Kaptchuk, T J ^a   Wilkey, S A ^a   Appel, S ^a   Davis, R B ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECK PAIN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035806988     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-135-5-200109040-00011     Document Type: Article

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