Prevalence, pattern, and predictors of use of complementary and alternative medicine in Taiwan

Taiwan Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 53-68

  Lin, Kuan Chia ^a,c   Chen, Mei Li ^a   Yeh, Mei Ling ^a   Hsu, Chung Hua ^b,c   Chen, Yi Lun ^d   Chou, Pesus ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM); National survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 67650115342     PISSN: 10232141     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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