Private complementary medicine and older people: Service use and user empowerment

Ageing and Society

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 343-368

  Andrews, Gavin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Attitudes; Complementary medicine; Empowerment; Lay beliefs; Older users; Private health care

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; EMPOWERMENT; HEALTH CARE; SERVICE PROVISION;

EID: 0036345578     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X02008668     Document Type: Article

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