Consultations with a naturopath or herbalist: The prevalence of use and profile of users amongst mid-aged women in Australia

Public Health

Volumn 121, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 954-957

  Adams, J ^a   Sibbritt, D ^b   Young, A F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b Faculty of Health   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TREATMENT; MEDICINAL PLANT; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF LIFE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

AUSTRALIA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICINE, HERBAL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 36248974613     PISSN: 00333506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.03.007     Document Type: Article

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