Are those who use specific complementary and alternative medicine therapies less likely to be immunized?

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 148-154

  Jones, Lawrence ^a   Sciamanna, Christopher ^a   Lehman, Erik ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiropractic; Complementary and alternative medicine; Homeopathic; Immunization; Prevention

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BREATHING EXERCISE; CHIROPRACTIC; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; INFLUENZA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEGRO; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTION; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IMMUNIZATION; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77149176917     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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