Use of complementary and alternative medicine in Israel: 2000 vs. 1993

Israel Medical Association Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-8

  Shmueli, Amir ^a,b   Shuval, Judith ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b GERTNER INSTITUTE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND HEALTH POLICY RESEARCH   (Israel)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Israel; Logistic regression

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; EDUCATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; ISRAEL; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POPULATION; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA;

AGE FACTORS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; ISRAEL; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MARKETING OF HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 0347004727     PISSN: 15651088     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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