Complementary and alternative medicine use among urban ED patients: Prevalence and patterns

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 318-324

  Rolniak, Susan ^a   Browning, Laura ^b   MacLeod, Bruce A ^a   Cockley, Pamela ^a  

^a MERCY HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; VITAMIN;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALING; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; MAGNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDITATION; MUSIC THERAPY; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; SAMPLING; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ASPECT; TEACHING HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA; YOGA;

COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FAITH HEALING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PENNSYLVANIA; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 4043053815     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jen.2004.04.008     Document Type: Article

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