The use of complementary alternative medicine (CAM) in 1 001 German adults: Results of a population-based telephone survey;Inanspruchnahme von alternativverfahren bei 1 001 deutschen erwachsenen: Ergebnisse eines bervölkerungsbezogenen telefonsurveys

Gesundheitswesen

Volumn 70, Issue 8-9, 2008, Pages 559-560

  Bucker B ^a   Groenewold, M ^a   Schoefer, Y ^a   Schafer T ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SCHLESWIG HOLSTEIN   (Germany)

^b NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adults; Complementary alternative medicine; Determinants; Germany; Telephone survey

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG USE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PHYTOTHERAPY; TELEPHONE;

EID: 52649182559     PISSN: 09413790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1081505     Document Type: Article

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