Prevalence of alternative medicine use for skin conditions in a primary care population [8]

Archives of Dermatology

Volumn 140, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 892-

  Berk, David R ^b   Kanzler, Matthew H ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CAUCASIAN; CHINESE MEDICINE; DEMOGRAPHY; ECZEMA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LETTER; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SKIN DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SKIN DISEASES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 3142672250     PISSN: 0003987X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archderm.140.7.892     Document Type: Letter

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