A longitudinal analysis of mid-age women's use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) in Australia, 1996-1998

Women and Health

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 41-56

  Sibbritt, David W ^a   Adams, Jon ^a   Young, Anne F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complementary medicine; Complementary therapies; Longitudinal studies; Women's health

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSULTATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 21044457096     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v40n04_03     Document Type: Article

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