What rheumatologists in the United States think of complementary and alternative medicine: Results of a national survey

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Manek, Nisha J ^a   Crowson, Cynthia S ^a   Ottenberg, Abigale L ^a   Curlin, Farr A ^b   Kaptchuk, Ted J ^c   Tilburt, Jon C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; RHEUMATOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNITED STATES; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BACK PAIN; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77349123310     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-10-5     Document Type: Article

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