Use of complementary and alternative medicine providers by fibromyalgia patients under insurance coverage

Arthritis Care and Research

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-76

  Lind, Bonnie K ^a,b   Lafferty, William E ^a   Tyree, Patrick Timothy ^a   Diehr, Paula K ^a   Grembowski, David E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine; Fibromyalgia; Health services research

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MORBIDITY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH EXPENDITURES; HUMANS; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; WASHINGTON;

EID: 33846991936     PISSN: 21514658     EISSN: 15290131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/art.22471     Document Type: Article

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