Use of complementary and alternative medicine by patients with osteoporosis in Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 54-55

  Mak, Jenson C S ^a   Faux, Steven ^a  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AUSTRALIA; DRUG COST; DRUG UTILIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF MEDICATION; AGED; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77449131149     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03410.x     Document Type: Letter

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