Use of complementary and alternative medicine in the Scandinavian countries

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 57-62

  Hanssen, Borghild ^a   Grimsgaard, Sameline ^a   Launsø, Laila ^a   Fønnebø, Vinjar ^a   Falkenberg, Torkel ^b   Rasmussen, Niels Kr ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Prevalence; Survey studies; Therapies; Treatment; Use of CAM

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; SCANDINAVIA; SELF REPORT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SWEDEN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN;

EID: 22244492984     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: 15027724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02813430510018419     Document Type: Article

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