Use of complementary and alternative medicine by arthritis patients in a university hospital clinic serving rheumatology patients in Korea

Rheumatology International

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 277-281

  Kim, Hyun Ah ^a   Seo, Yeong Il ^b  

^a Hallym University   (South Korea)

^b Hallym Sacred Heart Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Arthritis; Complementary medicine; Korean

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTHRITIS; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INCOME; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHEUMATOLOGY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 0345117264     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-003-0311-6     Document Type: Review

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