Use of complementary and alternative healthcare practices among persons served by a remote area medical clinic

Family and Community Health

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 221-227

  Barish, Rachel ^a,b   Snyder, Audrey E ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Appalachia; Complementary and alternative medicine; Folk medicine; Rural healthcare

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION; RURAL HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; APPALACHIAN REGION; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; MIDDLE AGED; RELIGION AND MEDICINE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 49249105210     PISSN: 01606379     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.FCH.0000324479.32836.6b     Document Type: Article

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