The characteristics of middle aged Australian women who consult acupuncturists

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 22-28

  Sibbritt, David ^a   Adams, Jon ^a,b   Young, Anne F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Complementary and alternative medicine; Women

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACKACHE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MIGRAINE; NIGHT SWEAT; PANIC; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 34447310533     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.25.1-2.22     Document Type: Article

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