Usage of supplemental alternative medicine by community-based patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 1-8

  Hayden, Craig W ^a   Bernstein, Charles N ^b   Hall, Renée A ^c   Vakil, Nimish ^d   Garewal, Harinder S ^a   Fass, Ronnie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Gastroesophageal reflux disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARIZONA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 0036147482     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1013264730992     Document Type: Article

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