Herbal and dietary supplement disclosure to health care providers by individuals with chronic conditions

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1263-1269

  Mehta, Darshan H ^a   Gardiner, Paula M ^b   Phillips, Russell S ^c   McCarthy, Ellen P ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART DISEASE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DISCLOSURE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58149236746     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2008.0290     Document Type: Article

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