The compliance paradox: What we need to know about "real-world" dietary supplement use in the United States

Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 48-55

  Thompson, Jennifer Jo ^a   Nichter, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT;

ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG MARKETING; DRUG USE; GOVERNMENT; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS MEDIUM; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONSUMER PARTICIPATION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DRUGS, NON-PRESCRIPTION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINERALS; NARRATION; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES; VITAMINS;

EID: 33947222661     PISSN: 10786791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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