Race and Alternative and Complementary Medicine Use by Elderly Patients

Alternative and Complementary Therapies

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 106-108

  Cherniack, E Paul ^a   Pan, Cynthia X ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE;

EID: 16544374866     PISSN: 10762809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/107628004773933361     Document Type: Article

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