Back pain amongst 8,910 young Australian women: A longitudinal analysis of the use of conventional providers, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practitioners and self-prescribed CAM

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-32

  Sibbritt, David William ^a   Adams, Jon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Back pain; Complementary medicines; Complementary therapies; Women

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BACKACHE; CHIROPRACTIC STUDENT; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASSAGE; MEDITATION; MENTAL HEALTH; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF MEDICATION; YOGA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BACK PAIN; CHIROPRACTIC; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF MEDICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 72949103268     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-009-1299-4     Document Type: Article

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