Price elasticities for three types of CAM services: Experiences of a Boston Public Health Clinic

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-90

  Sommers, Elizabeth ^a   Porter, Kristen ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ELASTICITY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIATSU; UNITED STATES;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; BOSTON; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POVERTY; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

EID: 33644785937     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2006.12.85     Document Type: Article

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