Medical skepticism and the use of complementary and alternative health care providers by patients followed by rheumatologists

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 143-147

  Callahan, Leigh F ^a   Freburger, Janet K ^b   Mielenz, Thelma J ^a   Wiley Exley, Elizabeth K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Arthritis; Health services needs and demand; Rheumatic diseases

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; AGE; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RHEUMATIC DISEASES;

EID: 48249125855     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e31817734cd     Document Type: Article

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