Complementary and alternative medicine use among older urban African Americans: Individual and neighborhood associations

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1186-1192

  Ryder, Priscilla T ^a,b   Wolpert, Beverly ^a   Orwig, Denise ^a   Carter Pokras, Olivia ^c   Black, Sandra A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d Baltimore County Community College   (United States)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicines; Urban population

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPIRITUAL HEALING; TRANSCENDENTAL MEDITATION;

EID: 55349090334     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0027-9684(15)31475-9     Document Type: Article

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