Use of and attitudes toward complementary and alternative medicine among family practice patients in small rural Illinois communities

Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 279-284

  Herron, Michael ^a   Glasser, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; GENERAL PRACTICE; LEISURE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN INTAKE;

EID: 0037795560     PISSN: 0890765X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-0361.2003.tb00574.x     Document Type: Article

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