Age, chronic non-communicable disease and choice of traditional Chinese and western medicine outpatient services in a Chinese population

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 9, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Chung, Vincent Ch ^a   Lau, Chun Hong ^a   Yeoh, Eng Kiong ^a   Griffiths, Sian Meryl ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENT CARE; SOCIAL STATUS; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; AMBULATORY CARE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; CULTURE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC SECTOR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72849114380     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-207     Document Type: Article

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