Correlates of complementary and alternative medicine utilization in depressed, underserved African American and Hispanic patients in primary care settings

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 537-544

  Bazargan, Mohsen ^a   Ani, Chizobam O ^a   Hindman, David W ^a,b   Bazargan Hejazi, Shahrzad ^a,c   Baker, Richard S ^a,c   Bell, Douglas ^c   Rodriquez, Michael ^c  

^a CHARLES R DREW UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYTRYPTOPHAN; METHIONINE ADENOSYLTRANSFERASE; VITAMIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HERBAL MEDICINE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RELAXATION TRAINING; SCREENING; SPIRITUAL HEALING;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CALIFORNIA; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 45749132165     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2007.0821     Document Type: Article

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