Medical pluralism among American women: Results of a national survey

Journal of Women's Health

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 829-840

  Wade, Christine ^a,b   Chao, Maria ^a   Kronenberg, Fredi ^a   Cushman, Linda ^a   Kalmuss, Debra ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; NUTRACEUTICAL; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ALLOPATHY; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HERB; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL PLURALISM; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; SELF CARE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 44949094475     PISSN: 15409996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2007.0579     Document Type: Article

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