Elderly herbal supplement users less satisfied with medical care than nonusers

Journal of the American Dietetic Association

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1138-1140

  Shahrokh, Linnet E ^a   Lukaszuk, Judith M ^b,c   Prawitz, Aimee D ^c  

^a Rush Oak Park Hospital   (United States)

^b Didactic Program in Dietetics   (United States)

^c NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHONDROITIN; COD LIVER OIL; FISH OIL; GLUCOSAMINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; PHOSPHATIDYLCHOLINE;

AGED; AGING; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; CIDER; CIRCULATION; DIETITIAN; DIGESTIVE FUNCTION; EXERCISE; GARLIC; GINKGO BILOBA; GINSENG; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNOMODULATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEMORY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; UNITED STATES;

AGED; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HERB-DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PLANT PREPARATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 20744432510     PISSN: 00028223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jada.2005.04.002     Document Type: Article

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