Dispositional predictors of complementary medicine and vitamin use in students

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 516-519

  Wheeler, Philippa ^a   Hyland, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Absorption; Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM); Disposition; Personality; Predictor; Rationality; Vitamins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MINERAL INTAKE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; VITAMINS;

EID: 42149163741     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105308088522     Document Type: Article

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