Use of complementary and alternative therapies by patients self-reporting arthritis or rheumatism: Results from a nationwide Canadian survey

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 2435-2441

  Fautrel, Bruno ^a   Adam, Viviane ^a   St Pierre, Yvan ^a   Joseph, Lawrence ^a   Clarke, Ann E ^a   Penrod, John R ^a  

^a PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Arthritis; Chronic illness; Complementary medicine; Health resource use; Rheumatism

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTITUSSIVE AGENT; LAXATIVE; OPIATE; TRANQUILIZER;

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CANADA; CANCER; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION; FOOD ALLERGY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HUMAN; INCOME; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SELF REPORT; SINUSITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ALBERTA; ARTHRITIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH RESOURCES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RHEUMATIC DISEASES;

EID: 0036843751     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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