Complementary therapy use amongst Emergency Medicine patients

Complementary Therapies in Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 224-228

  Yates, K M ^a   Armour, M J ^a   Pena, A ^a  

^a NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Complementary Therapies; Emergency Medicine; Herbal Medicine; Homeopathy

Indexed keywords

HERBACEOUS AGENT; MINERAL; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; VITAMIN;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; NEW ZEALAND; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; REFLEXOLOGY; YOGA;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIRECTIVE COUNSELING; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; MINERALS; NEW ZEALAND; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF DISCLOSURE; VITAMINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651113680     PISSN: 09652299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctim.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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