Health care affordability and complementary and alternative medicine utilization by adults with diabetes

Diabetes Care

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2030-2031

  Pagán, José A ^a   Tanguma, Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS PAN AMERICAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET THERAPY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASSAGE; RELAXATION TRAINING; TAI CHI; UNITED STATES; YOGA;

ADULT; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; COST OF ILLNESS; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MEDICINE, HERBAL; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; RELIGION; TEXAS;

EID: 34547662420     PISSN: 01495992     EISSN: 01495992     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2337/dc07-0433     Document Type: Article

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