Complementary therapy use among older rural adults

Public Health Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 323-331

  Shreffler Grant, Jean ^a   Weinert, Clarann ^a   Nichols, Elizabeth ^a   Ide, Bette ^b  

^a MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative therapy; Complementary therapy use; Older adults; Rural health

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; DECISION MAKING; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; FINANCING, PERSONAL; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; IDAHO; INFORMATION SERVICES; INTERNET; MALE; MONTANA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE;

EID: 24344486397     PISSN: 07371209     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0737-1209.2005.220407.x     Document Type: Article

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